Today in Class and EXTRA CREDIT Opportunity

Today in class we continued our work with Civil Disobedience, finishing the worksheet from Tuesday and opening up a discussion of Thoreau's ideas.  We then began to look at abolitionists from the assigned readings for today, exploring how their ideas match up with Thoreau's.  We used this CHART to do so.

There is also an extra credit opportunity that will be equivalent to one free homework assignment if you choose to complete it.
First read these articles:
Colorado Students Walk Out to Protest Proposed Curriculum Changes
In Moral Monday, Activists Protest Brown Shooting With Acts of Civil Disobedience

Then, in a post to your blog, answer the following questions for each article.

• Identify what “Civil Disobedience” means in this article and what role is plays in the actions it describes.

• How does / doesn’t this fit in with Thoreau’s definition of “Civil Disobedience”

Finally, in the same blog post, do a personal response-what are your thoughts and opinions on civil disobedience in 2014 based on what you know about the ideas behind it from your study of Thoreau's essay?