WEDNESDAY 11 12 TAKE OUT YOUR BENJAMIN BANNEKER

WEDNESDAY, 11. 12 TAKE OUT YOUR BENJAMIN BANNEKER TEXT AND YOUR NOTE-TAKING SHEET. SEE ME IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE A TICKET TO THE DRAMA PRODUCTION. $5

BENJAMIN BANNEKER SOCRATIC SEMINAR • TEACHER WILL HAVE YOUR BEGINNING DISCUSSION QUESTION. • YOU WILL CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION WITH YOUR OWN NOTATIONS AND FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS. • THE LEADERS WILL FACILITATE AND SET THE TONE FOR THE DISCUSSION (EXTRA CREDIT WILL ONLY BE GIVEN TO GOOD LEADERS) • TODAY IS A 20 POINT QUIZ GRADE. YOU MUST SPEAK AT LEAST ONCE TO RECEIVE HIGHER THAN A 10/20

THINK ABOUT HOW TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION. 2 -3 MINUTES IN BENJAMIN BANNEKER’S LETTER TO THOMAS JEFFERSON, IT READS: “YOU WERE THEN IMPRESSED WITH PROPER IDEAS OF THE GREAT VIOLATION OF LIBERTY, AND THE FREE POSSESSION OF THOSE BLESSINGS, TO WHICH YOU WERE ENTITLED BY NATURE. ” WHY DOES BANNEKER’S ARGUMENT APPLY TO DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORLD TODAY? (DON’T LIMIT YOURSELF TO THINKING OF JUST RACIAL DISCRIMINATION)

OTHER DISCUSSION QUESTIONS • IN BENJAMIN BANNEKER’S LETTER TO THOMAS JEFFERSON, IT READS: “AND NOW, SIR, I SHALL CONCLUDE, AND SUBSCRIBE MYSELF, WITH THE MOST PROFOUND RESPECT, YOUR MOST OBEDIENT HUMBLE SERVANT. ” WHY WOULD BANNEKER’S LETTER BE INTERPRETED DIFFERENTLY IN THE TIME IT WAS WRITTEN VERSUS TODAY’S SOCIETY? • IN BENJAMIN BANNEKER’S LETTER TO THOMAS JEFFERSON, IT READS: “SIR, I FREELY AND CHEERFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE, THAT I AM OF THE AFRICAN RACE, ” AND IT LATER READS: “THIS, SIR, WAS A TIME WHEN YOU CLEARLY SAW INTO THE INJUSTICE OF A STATE OF SLAVERY. ” WHY DOES BANNEKER’S TONE SHIFT AND HOW DOES THIS AFFECT HIS ARGUMENT? • IN BENJAMIN BANNEKER’S LETTER TO THOMAS JEFFERSON, IT READS: “THAT YOU SHOULD AT THE SAME TIME BE FOUND GUILTY OF THAT MOST CRIMINAL ACT, WHICH YOU PROFESSEDLY DETESTED IN OTHERS, WITH RESPECT TO YOURSELVES. ” WHY DOES BANNEKER CONTRAST JEFFERSON’S STATED IDEALS AND BELIEFS WITH THE REALITY OF JEFFERSON’S TREATMENT OF AFRICAN AMERICANS?

REMINDERS • FRIDAY YOU WILL DO YOUR IN-CLASS WRITING TEST. • BRING: • BLUE/BLACK PEN, PAPER, TEXT, NOTE-TAKING SHEET. • PREPARE FOR THE TEST BY COMPLETING YOUR NOTE-TAKING SHEET AND BY LOOKING OVER THE RUBRIC AGAIN. • 40 MINUTES TO WRITE 1 MEL-CON PARAGRAPH • 40 SUMMATIVE POINTS. NO RETAKES

WEDNESDAY, 11. 12 SEE ME IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE A TICKET TO THE DRAMA PRODUCTION. $5

PRACTICE PLAN/EXPLORE • FRESHMEN WILL TAKE THE EXPLORE • SOPHOMORES WILL TAKE THE PLAN • THIS IS GOING TO BE COUNTED AS PARTICIPATION POINTS. ____________________________________ • +1 POINT FOR EACH CORRECT RESPONSE/NO PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS! • PATTERNS: LARGE ERROR BLOCKS ON ENGLISH/POSSIBLY LOSS OF FOCUS DUE TO CHANGES IN INTEREST LEVEL AND CONTENT • TIME MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS • EACH SECTION GETS WORSE: MENTAL FATIGUE CONCENTRATION

10 11 -16 11 12 -16 12 12 -16 13 13 -17 14 14 -18 15 15 -19 16 16 -20 17 18 -22 18 19 -23 19 20 -24 20 21 -25 21 23 -27 22 24 -28 23 25 -29 24 26 -30 25 27 -31

30 MINUTES. WORK ALONE. WORK SILENTLY.