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. Your assignment should include the following elements: ●An introduction that gives an overview of how language is used in the declaration ●Annotations that define difficult words or phrases and point out how language is used to persuade You should have completed a draft of this assignment in the activity before this one. If you haven't done so, go back and complete that activity now.
Ask yourself these questions as you revise: ●Does my introduction paragraph focus on the language of the Declaration of Independence? ●Did I create 6 to 12 annotations? ●Do my annotations really help readers understand the text? ●Do my definition annotations focus on the meanings of the words as they are used in context? ●Do my explanatory annotations analyze the authors' use of language? ●Are my explanatory annotations written in complete sentences using clear, elegant language? ●Did I addressallthe language features listed below at least once? ○Vocabulary ○Rhetoric ○Deductive reasoning ○Parallelism (which is a form of syntax) Use the rubric below to determine how well you're meeting the criteria for the assignment:
The Declaration of Independence is a historical document that changed the entire future of a nation, the document was all that and more. It has been an english masterpiece, the language and writing of the document has continued to be an example of many rhetorical strategies. The language of the Declaration is precise and makes a direct point. When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the
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