September 19, 2016

We finished up lit circles from Friday then discussed how such a divided population could unite in such a short time to lead a successful revolution.  We used some documents relating to the Stamp Act as a microcosm of the changes happening in America after the French & Indian War and the differences between the colonists and those back in England.  We wrapped up this phase of discussion with a brief DocBlock covering excerpts from Thomas Paine's Common Sense.  

Homework tonight is to take the notes I made on your thesis statements here on the website, revise the statements accordingly, then write an introductory paragraph rough draft which includes the thesis statement as the final sentence.

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