Silent Reading, 20 min

Thomas Jefferson, "Declaration of Independence," cont.

• Finish identifying purpose in each part of three-part structure.
• parallelism-repetition of grammatically similar phrases or clauses for emphasis. Find two examples of parallelism through the reading. What is Jefferson's purpose in each of these cases?
• Read Elizabeth Cady Stanton, excerpt from "Declaration of Sentiments"
• How is Stanton's structure similar to Jefferson's declaration? What effect does she achieve in using this structure?
• Find an example of parallelism. What is Stanton's purpose in this example?

Review Puritans and Rationalists, ideas and readings.
Quiz tomorrow (may use goldenrod sheet).