Age+of+Reason

Benjamin Franklin's //The Autobiography//**
 * Lesson #1

Define the following in your "notebook": · Autobiography · Aphorism Read p.140-148 In a Word document: Complete the following questions on p. 148: 1-6 (all parts) Complete the following questions on p. 149: 1, 6, & 7 Create your own personal aphorism and create a small (8.5” by 11”) poster for it. This can be done electronically or by hand. In our [|class blog], participate in a "pursuit for moral perfection." See what I mean when you get there. Submit any electronic files via the dropbox on the class EdLine page.
 * __Pre-Reading__**
 * __Active Reading__**
 * __Post Reading__**

Follow the instructions in the Word document for this.
 * Lesson #2**
 * //The Declaration of Independence//** **By: Thomas Jefferson**
 * From //The Crisis, Number 1// By: Thomas Paine**
 * __Pre-Reading__**



Watch a recitation of //The Declaration of Independence// below (at home) OR click [|here] and scroll down to the multimedia listings and select "Declaration of Independence Reading." media type="youtube" key="jYyttEu_NLU" height="344" width="425" align="center"
 * __Active Reading__**

Read //The Crisis, Number 1//

For "Declaration" follow the instructions in the Word document. For //The Crisis//, go [|here] and decipher the difference between logos and pathos. Then, use the following worksheet to analyze Paine's usage of these persuasive techniques. Submit all assignments via the dropbox on the class EdLine page.
 * __Post Reading__**

__**Lesson #3**__


 * “An Hymn to the Evening”**
 * “To His Excellency, General Washington”**
 * By: Phyllis Wheatley**

Define the following in your "notebook":
 * __Pre-Reading__**
 * Personification
 * Poem of praise
 * Couplet

Read two poems on p. 172 & 175
 * __Active Reading__**

Access this document and answer the prompt. Submit your answer via the dropbox on the class EdLine page. Complete one of the following:
 * __Post Reading__**
 * Compose a poem, either humorous or serious, about morning (Must be at least 10 lines long)
 * Rewrite Wheatley’s poem about General Washington as a modern-day fan letter

__**Lesson #4**__ Define the following in your "notebook": Read the two speeches found on p. 187 & 191 Use the website [] to listen to a recording of Patrick Henry’s speech.
 * //Speech in the Virginia Convention//**
 * By: Patrick Henry**
 * //Speech in the Convention//**
 * By: Benjamin Franklin**
 * __Pre-Reading__**
 * Speech
 * Restatement
 * Repetition
 * Parallelism
 * Rhetorical question
 * Diction
 * __Active Reading__**

Answer questions on p.190 & 192 Complete handout on persuasive techniques
 * __Post Reading__**



Define the following in your notebook: Read the piece found on p.208 Complete questions on p. 210
 * __Lesson #5__**
 * From //Letters From an American Farmer//**
 * By: Michel-Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur**
 * __Pre-Reading__**
 * Epistle
 * Primary source document
 * Fact vs. opinion
 * __Active Reading__**
 * __Post Reading__**

Read the following article prior to viewing the movie and be prepared to discuss the ideas in the movie review while watching the film.
 * //The Patriot//**