Update for 9/23-24

Topic: War of Independence
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HOMEWORK Due 9/25 (B Day), 9/26 (A Day)
​Secondary Source Analysis
In a 2008 issue, U.S. News and World Report published a series of articles on the American Revolution.
These articles highlight key individuals, groups, and events and represent recent (to 2008) scholarship on the Revolution.  They also challenge previous interpretations and popular myths – many of which you have probably learned in school. 
Choose one of the following pairs of essays for your summary based on what interests you:

1. Why the Patriots Really Fought / For Blacks, There Was No Clear Choice
2. In Paris, Taking Salons By Storm / Allied With France, the Enemy of Our Enemy
3. Benedict Arnold:  A Traitor, but Once a Patriot / Rewriting the Legend of Paul Revere
4. How Washington's Saavy Won the Day / 'Town Destroyer' Versus Iroquois Indians
5. British Might Meets Yankee Ingenuity / The Unlikely Role of Patriot Pirates
6. In a Massacre, the Seeds of a Civil War / The Rich Legacy of a Forgotten Founder

YOUR ASSIGNMENT
After reading the articles and making notes, type a multi-paragraph composition that addresses the following aspects of your articles:

1. Identify each author's thesis.  What popular myths are these authors challenging with their theses?  How credible do you find their arguments?
2. How do these two articles relate to each other?  What comparisons can you draw?  Do the authors present similar or opposing views?  Some pairs are more difficult to link than others (such as the Massacre / Rich Legacy set), but there is always a link.
3. What have you learned from reading these articles?  This should be written in a way to help your classmates to "read" your articles without actually having to read them.  There is stuff in all of these articles that is useful to know, so the more you read, the better.​
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REMINDER! Upcoming Vocab Quiz - 9/25 (B Day), 9/26 (A Day)
Use your class notes and these flash cards to prepare:
​ https://quizlet.com/316216859/unit-2-american-revolution-flash-cards/