September 2, 2015
E.Q: Identify the authors structure in Civil Disobedience.
Evaluate how that structure creates effectiveness in engaging/informing the audience.
Obj: I can identify the structure an author uses in a text.
I can evaluate how textual structures are used to engage and inform the audience.
Starter:
Based on the individual Scrible summaries you created yesterday, create one comprehensive summary for pages 12-15.
We will share these as a class to discuss this section of Civil Disobedience.
Vocabulary:
Use this document to follow along with the vocab for this unit.
Make sure to make a copy of it in your folder, and make the appropriate additions.
Activity:
Follow along with the audiobook.
e-book Civil Disobedience
We will be looking at section 1:02:40-1:21:11.
Discussion Questions to Consider
Justify why Thoreau is upset about his neighbor playing taxes.
Rationalize Thoreau's logic in not paying the taxes.
Interpret "But if I put my head deliberately into the fire, there is no appeal to fire or to the Maker of fire, and I have only myself to blame" (16).
Explain Thoreau's opinion on the Constitution and government at the end of the text.
Analyze and explain Thoreau's opinion of government workers.
Thoreau's question: Critique: Is a democracy, such as we know it, the last improvement possible in government?
2. Illustrated Plot Diagram
You will be placed into groups and given a specific component of the plot.
With your group, you must identify all events that fall within that component.
Then, with your group you will create a poster that has the following:
Identification of component on physical plot diagram.
Listing of all events for assigned portion.
At least 3 important quotes from section.
Image to support findings.
3. Presentations
(Time Permitting)
Share your poster to the class.
Don't leave any information out.
Closure:
Explain how your part of the story engaged/informed audience.
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