1. DO NOW! “Thoughts on the Present State of American Affairs” by Thomas Paine, P.46
Paragraph 1 IN the following pages I offer nothing more than simple facts, plain arguments, and common sense: and have no other preliminaries to settle with the reader, than that he will divest himself of prejudice and prepossession, and suffer his reason and his feelings to determine for themselves that he will put on, or rather that he will not put off, the true character of a man, and generously enlarge his views beyond the present day.
1. What is the main idea in paragraph 1?
Paragraph 3 The Sun never shined on a cause of greater worth. 'Tis not the affair of a City, a County, a Province, or a Kingdom; but of a Continent of at least one eighth part of the habitable Globe. 'Tis not the concern of a day, a year, or an age; posterity are virtually involved in the contest, and will be more or less affected even to the end of time, by the proceedings now. Now is the seed time of Continental union, faith and honor. The least fracture now will be like a name engraved with the point of a pin on the tender rind of a young oak; the wound would enlarge with the tree, and posterity read in it full grown characters.
2. What did Paine mean in the following statement IN paragraph 3? “The Sun never shined on a cause of greater worth.” What is the main idea?
Paragraph 5 As much hath been said of the advantages of reconciliation, which, like an agreeable dream, hath passed away and left us as we were, it is but right that we should examine the contrary side of the argument, and enquire into some of the many material injuries which these Colonies sustain, and always will sustain, by being connected with and dependent on Great Britain. To examine that connection and dependence, on the principles of nature and common sense, to see what we have to trust to, if separated, and what we are to expect, if dependent.
Which statement from paragraph 5 is irrelevant and should be deleted? What is the main idea?
which, like an agreeable dream, hath passed away and left us as we were,
and always will sustain,
on the principles of nature and common sense,
to see what we have to trust to,

2. DO NOW! (STANDARD) “Thoughts on the Present State of American Affairs” by Thomas Paine, P.46
Which statement from paragraph 5 is irrelevant and should be deleted? What is the main idea of the paragraph? a. which, like an agreeable dream, hath passed away and left us as we were, b. and always will sustain, c. on the principles of nature and common sense, d. to see what we have to trust to, View speech

3. LEARNING TARGET
I WILL Analyze how an author's ideas or claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text.

4. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? I CAN ANALYZE PAINES ARGUMENT BECAUSE …
Many of Paine's arguments are bound up in pictures and metaphors. First of all, they make the ARGUMENT more appealing to a larger audience. Second, the metaphors simplify complex ARGUMENTS by likening them to familiar concepts. When Paine refutes the ARGUMENT that because America has flourished under British rule it must remain under British rule, he says this is tantamount to saying that a baby must never eat meat since it has flourished so far on only milk.

5. TASK ANNOTATE PAINES ARGUMENT, P46 IN YOUR WORKBOOK
1. THE PARAGRAPHS HAVE BEEN NUMBERED FOR YOU.
2. UNDERLINE THE MAIN IDEA OF EACH PARAGRAPH
3. CIRCLE UNFAMILIAR WORDS, DEFINE THEM IN MARGINS

6. COMPLETE THE WORK SHEET ON THOMAS PAINE SPEECH.
HOMEWORK (STANDARD)
COMPLETE THE WORK SHEET ON THOMAS PAINE SPEECH.

7. CLOSURE WHAT ARE PAINES CLAIMS?
1. It is necessary for America to remain tightly bound to Britain because Britain has protected the colonies.
2. If the colonies had not been dependent on Britain, then they would no longer be enemies with countries that are enemies of Britain.
3. Therefore, Paine argues, the very condition of being Britain's colony is what brought about the need for protection in the first place.

8. Read the entire essay; and then complete the graphic organizer on p.61
HOMEWORK
Read the entire essay; and then complete the graphic organizer on p.61