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Thursday, 9/4

9/4/2014

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ANNOUNCEMENT:

If you volunteered to jump in on Marley's Crash seminar tomorrow, don't forget to show up, 7th period.

Agenda
1.  Review the readings and share your historical thinking skills chart notes with a partner.  What questions do you have about the readings? 

2. Whole class discussion to deconstruct the readings
  • Review: What is "Manifest Destiny"?
  • Go over the "Discussion Questions" at the end of John O'Sullivan's article
  • Read aloud excerpts from the  North Star Editorial:  How does the author highlight the class and race dimension of the war? How does the author feel about Manifest Destiny?
  • In what ways do you see these two conflicting views/ideologies on war playing out in more modern times?

3.  Ashley's ppt on Transcendentalism

4. Time to read TNTSJ through page 45


5. Act out pages 24-29, 33-38
  • Discuss: Should we value nature and animals as we do humans? Should they be a part of our sphere of moral concern?

HOMEWORK:  Get caught up in the play!  Be through page 45 by tomorrow
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