"Civil Disobedience"

"Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them . . . . ."

                                                                                          Henry David Thoreau

1.  Independent Reading -- Through this week you have been selecting your independent reading books.  You receive participation credit each day for being prepared to do some reading at the beginning of class.  Each day I record your participation (5pts) and at the end of the grading period I add those points.  I allow a few days for absences.  Consequently, some of you may be receiving extra points if you are here each day and are reading when I check.

2.  "Civil Disobedience" -- Continue taking notes on each page as we read.  When I collect these pages from you, I should see notes for each page.

Essential Question:  How do I trace the development of an author's argument over the course of a text?   Notice how Thoreau constructs his argument.  We will be going back and reviewing that.  

Response Questions:

*What is your general opinion or response to what we have read so far?
*What part has especially caught your attention?
*What part do you really agree with?
*Is there anything you dislike about what Thoreau says?