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Annotated by:
Abby Shubert
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Finding Inspiration: Wikipedia
http://www.wikipedia.org/
- Describe how students typically use this site.
- Explain the appropriate use of this site.
- Summarize the arguments of wikipedia opponents.
- Evaluate the entry on the American revolution.
- Evaluate the entry on the enlightenment.
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Outline of American Literature
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/oal/lit2.htm
Read pages 1-5. - Look at paragraph 3 from the beginning through the colon. Evaluate that statement as it relates to modern American foreign policy.
- Outline the reasons given for the stagnation in development of an American literary identity.
- Summarize important points about Franklin, Paine, and Crevecoeur.
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The English Enlightenment
http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/lecture9a.html
Read pages 1-6. Summarize the main points presented in the reading for the following topics: - Nature
- History
- Religion
- Ancient Civilizations
- Science
- Philosophes
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Benjamin Franklin
http://www.pbs.org/benfranklin/l2_wit.html
Read the "Wit and Wisdom" of Benjamin Franklin. Explain the parallels between Benjamin Franklin and modern American Literature. |
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Thomas Paine
http://www.ushistory.org/paine/
Review "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine. - Summarize the introduction.
- Explain the main idea and purpose for each section.
- Discuss the argument outlined in the appendix.
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Articles of Confederation
http://www.americanrevolution.com/docs_articles_confederation.html
Reflect on "The Articles of Confederation" Evaluate this document and discuss why it had to be replaced (consider the idea of a federal government). |
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