The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson
from The Crisis, Number 1 by Thomas Paine
Before You Read A: Recognizing Charged Words
Word #1
Word #2
Connotation
Connotation
oppressive power
Emotion
Emotion
outrage
Word #3
Word #4
housebreaker (referring to king)
Connotation
Connotation
Emotion
Emotion
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The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson
from The American Crisis, Number 1 by Thomas Paine
After You Read A: Persuasion
Selection
Jefferson
Paine
Emotion
Ethics
Logic
Damages and
destruction
were caused
by Great
Britain (e.g.,
“plundered
our seas,
ravaged our
coasts, burned
our town”).
People have
the right to
“alter or to
abolish” a
government
that is
destructive to
their safety
and happiness.
Unwillingness
to raise an
army led to
putting
defense in the
hands of a
militia not
strong enough
to go up
against the
British.
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Authority