1. Reading Civil Disobedience This is worth 30 points.
Read individually, quietly, and thoughtfully.
Write directly on the copy from the book at least 3 notes per page.
Summarize each section of the piece – What is Thoreau saying in your own words.
Circle 8 words that you are unsure of the meaning. Look up the meaning in the dictionary and write it somewhere near the word.
Write 2 sentences at the bottom of each page with a personal reflection.
An example from your own life, a connection to the literature that you have seen in the world
Identify all paradoxes by underlining them (or highlighting)
Paradox: A statement that seems to contradict itself but never the less suggests an important truth.
Example: “Government is best which governs least…”