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APUSH – October 19. Objectives: To demonstrate your understanding of Zinn’s thoughts on tyranny To demonstrate your ability to quickly read and pull out main points
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APUSH – October 19 • Objectives: • To demonstrate your understanding of Zinn’s thoughts on tyranny • To demonstrate your ability to quickly read and pull out main points • To demonstrate your understanding of the Declaration of Independence, The Crisis, and The Speech in the Virginia Convention • Homework: • Tomorrow: Zinn chapter 5 • Friday: Chapter 10 key terms and quiz and thesis statement for essay 2 by 11:59pm • Agenda: • Intro to essay 2 • Small Group discussions
Essay 2 • Prompt: • Analyze the impact of the American Revolution on both slavery and the status of women from 1775-1800. • What is this prompt asking you? • Define: Analysis • Time Period: The American Revolution 1775-1800 • How the institution of slavery changed (because of the American Revolution) • How the status of women changed (because of the American Revolution) • Possible Arguments • Both slavery and the status of women changed greatly because of the American Revolution • The American Revolution had little impact on slavery and the status of women • Or the American Revolution impacted one but not the other
Essay 2 • Due dates: • Thesis Statement – Friday, October 21st by 11:59pm to turnitin.com • Outline – Tuesday, October 25thby 11:59pm to turnitin.com • Rough Draft – Friday, October 28thby 11:59pm to turnitin.com • Final Draft – Tuesday, November 1stby 7:00 am to turnitin.com • Reminders: • Purpose of this essay: • To practice AP Style writing • To research and become more knowledgeable on the given topic • Other stuff • Outside research is essential • Read the instructions provided on the top of your essay sheet • Use your essay writing packet • Only use third person • Don’t quote • Use specific facts and provide analysis
Small Group Work • Each group has been assigned a specific reading from last night • Your table discussions should focus on your reading and how it relates to Zinn, what you have read in the textbook and your prior knowledge about the given topics. • Steps: • Read through and discuss the questions provided for your reading (have someone takes notes on a word document for submission to turnitin.com) • Make as many connections as you can between your assigned reading and Zinn • Point out similarities and differences, consider bias and subjectivity • Create at least two discussion questions that your group can present during the class discussion
Revolution Reading Patrick Henry (p. 126) • He makes a grand argument...but is it persuasive? • If Henry's charges are true, does it have to mean war? What are sufficient grounds for war? • Is this kind of liberty worth his death? Tom Paine's Crisis (p. 132) • Is "pursuing principles unto death" a dangerous philosophy? • Is Paine's characterization of King George III as a thief a fair one? • He looks to God as justification for the cause--does its victory make America convinced it is blessed? The Declaration (p. 144) • Why is this work addressed to the King and not the British Parliament? • What political philosophy is this work representing? • Why was this document created? • Do you think America still lives by the principles of the Declaration today?
Patriot’s History Reading • Handout – Excerpts from Chapter 3 of A Patriot’s History which mirrors Zinn Chapter 4 • skim it quickly in your group • Look for similarities/differences in comparison to Zinn • Look for similarities/differences in comparison to your specific reading • Make sure you are noting these somewhere
Zinn Chapter 4 Discussion • What is Zinn’s main argument? How does is this similar or different to what you already know/believe about the American Revolution? • Chapter 4 reads more like a textbook that any of the other chapters so far, how does this effect the message of the chapter? • Does his argument in this chapter hold weight? Why or why not? • What are the strengths and weaknesses of Zinn’s critique of the Declaration of Independence and the Second Treatise on Government? • Why does Zinn choose to present this argument? What is his purpose in critiquing this part of American history? • Can people have equal rights if there are stark differences in wealth?