Civil Disobedience. Objectives: To write a PERSONALIZED journal about your own thoughts on Thoreau’s philosophy of small government. To achieve a COMMON.

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Civil Disobedience

Objectives: To write a PERSONALIZED journal about your own thoughts on Thoreau’s philosophy of small government. To achieve a COMMON definition of “civil disobedience.” To COLLABORATE to create an argument map of each section of Thoreau’s essay.

Do Now: Personalized Journal “That government is best which governs least…That government is best which governs not at all.” – Henry David Thoreau Journal: Do you agree/disagree? Why? Use particular examples in your argument

Civil Disobedience: A Definition the refusal to obey certain laws or governmental demands for the purpose of influencing legislation or government policy characterized by the employment of such nonviolent techniques as boycotting, picketing, and nonpayment of taxes.

Small Groups: COLLABORATION Create an ARGUMENT MAP for your assigned section of the essay. In your map, address interesting RHETORIC employed by Thoreau (especially strategies that are similar to King’s). BRAINSTORM at least one contemporary issue that would require a response similar to Thoreau’s.

Tonight’s Homework Prepare for tomorrow’s Socratic Seminar. – Pull quotes. – Write open-ended questions. – Essential questions: What are Thoreau’s main ideas, and how does he use rhetoric and structure to convey them? In what particular ways did Thoreau’s philosophy and style of writing influence King? Facilitators and Participation.