Tuesday, September 2

Big Questions
o   What is  the individual’s role in creating a just society?
o   What is Civil Disobedience?
o   What did Thoreau believe in and was he justified in his actions? Do you agree with his beliefs and actions?

Starter

• How did Dr. King distinguish between a JUST and UNJUST law in "A Letter from a Birmingham Jail" that we read the first day of school?  He provided three definitions/examples of a just vs. unjust law.  Try to think of as many as those three you can.
  

• Turn in your printed copy of your seminar reflection (with a title and your name at the top).  10% off if late or not printed.  If you don't have it, write me a note as to why you don't have it and turn that in the tray.

Announcements

• Optional Honors meeting at lunch Wednesday (help with your application essay)
• Seminar reflection due today-- absent Thursday or Friday, be sure to talk to me.
• Any student announcements?
• Check out the Daily Show clip posted at the end of today's blog post

Agenda
1. Return from a long weekend pep talk!  + Video: Jose or Joe- Who gets the job? (Thanks to Mila for sharing!)

2. Announcements

3. Discuss your starter responses and then Review Dr. King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" (What distinguishes between a just and unjust law?)

• Be ready to demonstrate your understanding of this reading tomorrow!

4. Respond to this quote from the first page of The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail:

"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured, or far away"

5.  Ashley's PPT introduction of The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail

6. Go over the homework for Thursday and time to read Mexican American War primary source documents

Homework:
All students:  
1. Read the two primary source documents on the Mexican-American War and complete the Historical Thinking Skills chart by THURSDAY at the beginning of class.  I'd recommend annotating these articles as well as you will use these in our final seminar on TNTSJ next week.  

• Primary Source #1: John O'Sullivan on Manifest Destiny (don't worry yet about the questions at the end, we'll do that in class on Thursday)
• Primary Source #2: North Star Editorial, "The War with Mexico"
• Historical Thinking Skills Chart

Honors: Essay Application due September 8th