Write a study guide for students who are reading the Declaration of Independence for the first time. Assume they are reading this document in English class and already know the basic historical context. The study guide will have two parts: an introduction that explains how language is used in the text, and 6 to 12 annotations that help your reader to understand and begin to analyze the document as they read. A word of warning: Don't try to imitate the content of the annotations in the reading guide. That reading guide contains many historical context annotations and explanations that are outside the scope of your assignment. Your job is to focus on language specifically and to share your own thoughts on the Declaration of Independence. Rights that are among these are life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. In order to have these rights safe, the government is instituted among women and men by having their powers consented. That whenever any form of Government becomes destructive or something goes wrong it is the right of the people to alter and change it, in the institute of the government, laying
