Classwork: Thoreau pop quiz, turn in notebooks, start essay on Thoreau/King - write rough draft and finish draft by tomorrow
Argumentative Essay Prompt on King and Thoreau
King says
that he writes to the clergymen because they have shown “genuine good will” and
he believes they will consider his “reasonable” response. Similarly, Thoreau says that he regards the
government and his fellow citizens “as not wholly a brute force, partly a human
force.” Like King, Thoreau believes that
his relation to these millions of people makes “appeal possible” and that this
human group can ultimately be moved and changed. King’s
and Thoreau’s passion for civil disobedience is best expressed when Thoreau
says, “For it matters not how small the beginning may seem to be: What is once well done is done forever.”
Carefully consider the above idea.
Then, write a well-developed essay in which you examine the extent to which our
American government is a human force that can be changed by civil disobedience,
including small acts of defiance. Use
appropriate and convincing evidence and explanation to support your argument.
Homework: Finish first draft of Thoreau/King essay, work on E-O definitions
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