 | Today focuses on a strangely outspoken character in history - Thomas Paine. It seems to me that Paine was dissatisfied with just about everything, and he used his talent of writing to voice his opinion. After rousing public sentiment for the Revolution against England, Paine returned to Europe and continued to speak out, finally being arrested in France in 1793. A year later, James Monroe (then American Minister to France) secured Paine's release. He is known as the Father of the American Revolution because of the incendiary pamphlets he wrote. |
(LIBERTY) BELL WORK
| How many candles would be on Thomas's cake, this year? Birthday: February 9, 1737 |  | How many words can you make from the letters in his name? T H O M A S P A I N E |
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Positive Behavior ConversationIs there a better way than ranting and cursing to get your case to be considered by others?  Word WiseHere are some words that will help you in today's study.
 Common Sense Thomas Paine used words to motivate Colonists into a revolution against the mother country - England. Once the pamphlet was printed and read by the people, everyone was compelled to take a side - for or against having an independent American government built on individual rights.  Some may liken Common Sense to propaganda. Much is being said, these days, about using social media in the same way - spreading opinions as fact through memes and comments. Discuss.  Music Appreciation | Liberty's Kids Word ChoiceTo write fancy or to keep things simple? We might wonder when it is acceptable to use many words to say something, or to keep words to a minimum to help people understand what we are saying.
Let's try our hand at simplifying the following text from Thomas Paine's Common Sense: Mankind being originally equals in the order of creation, the equality could only be destroyed by some subsequent circumstance; the distinctions of rich, and poor, may in a great measure be accounted for, and that without having recourse to the harsh, ill-sounding names of oppression and avarice. Oppression is often the consequence, but seldom or never the means of riches; and though avarice will preserve a man from being necessitously poor, it generally makes him too timorous to be wealthy. Next, let's make this simple text more interesting: It's not fair.  Let It Out!What is something that really gets you angry? Could it be the color of your pencil is all wrong? Was your sandwich made incorrectly? Did you put your shoes on the wrong feet? Tell your opinion to the class in a very angry way. Go ahead: rant and rave about this singular item that gets your goat. |
