Josiah Bartlet: Congress [sat] in session in Philadelphia in the summer of 1776 and announced to the world that we were no longer subjects of King George III, but rather a self-governing people. We hold these truths to be self-evident, they said, that all men are created equal. Strange as it may seem, that was the first time in history that anyone had bothered to write that down. Decisions are made by those who show up.
Aaron Sorkin
The West Wing
Week Five
Monday
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Declaration discussion and analysis
- Introduction of to the French Revolution
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please read Popkin's "The Origins of the French Revolution" and look over French Revolution timeline (both found in coursepacket)
- Continue reading and commenting on blog columns
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Wednesday
- French Revolution intro cont'd
- If time, intro of Charles Dickens and the Victorian Era
- Homework:
- Continue reading and commenting on blog columns
- Additional homework TBA
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Friday
- Discussion topic TBA
- Homework:
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Begin working on final draft of column
- Read all of ToTC's Book the First, pages 5-53 for Monday
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- Homework:
CONFERENCES (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
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Paragraph Topic: Consider the following: an editorial may be known primarily as an opinion piece but that doesn't mean that the facts are left by the wayside--indeed, you could argue that the facts (and the presentation of said facts) become even more important when writing persuasively. Why is this so? (You may want to consider the most notable characteristics of an opinion piece--its length, its audience, the importance of tone, word choice, general style, and, most importantly, the purpose an editorial.)
