Here are your tasks:
1) With a partner, read Chief Logan's Lament in the American Reader(30). Then discuss and annotate the document according to the following questions: Annotating is becoming an ACTIVE reader- and not just underlining everything! You need to engage with the text by having a conversation.
a. Who wrote this document? (Circle this) How much do you know about him/her/them?
b. Who is the intended audience? (Circle this) Could there be more than one? What is the relationship between the author(s) and the audience?
c. What is the context of the document? (Underline) What is happening during this time in history? What event in history is the document relating to?
d. What is explicitly stated? (Underline) The basic information?
e. What questions do you have based on the text? (Put a question mark and the question within the text) Think about what questions you would pose during a discussion about the text.
f. What connections can you make within the text and to other aspects outside of the text? (Underline)
g. Why was this document written? (Underline) What is the author trying to prove? Multiple reasons?
2) With a partner, read The Slaves' Appeal to the Royal Governor of Massachusetts in the American Reader (31). Then follow the same instructions above.
3) When finished, write a post to your blog that explores the notion of liberty in colonial times and makes a connection to your notions of liberty today. Be sure to consider John Adams' Liberty and Knowledge as well as the two documents you just read. You should use quotations to support the assertions you make. Your textbook reading from today can also provide context to your post.
4) After you've done your own post, go to someone else's blog and read what they wrote. Make a comment to their post in which you critique (agree or disagree) with the ideas they expressed.
**NOTE-the readings for tonight's homework are posted in the Unit One Tab above. They are also now linked on the assignment sheet.
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