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Friday, September 23, 2011

HW 9/23 Declaration of Independence

***If you want to come in on Monday Lunch and Learn to complete your graphic organizer from the debate you are welcome to do so, without penalty. However, any item presented after Monday Lunch and Learn, will be considered late.***

Read: The Declaration of Independence from the packet given in class today
Task: Take notes on the reading according to the directions on the packet (see below)
Due: Monday, 9/26
Note: You do not need to read the Bill of Rights and the Preamble to the Constitution. We will review those in class on Monday.

*This assignment will not be accepted late, since we are having a class discussion on the material on Monday.
Packet Directions: Read the United States Declaration of Independence. Take notes in the left-hand column on parts of the document that relate to the Enlightenment.
• Identify ideas that reflect the spirit of the Enlightenment
• Identify ideas that represent particular thinkers (Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau)
• Identify behaviors of the King of England that Enlightenment thinkers would have disagreed with