Sta on 1: How does Thomas Paine structure his argument?
Why do you think he uses this structure? How e ec ve is this? Use textual evidence to support your answer.
Sta on 2: Which of Paine's arguments for leaving England do you think is the most persuasive and why? Be speci c and use textual evidence.
Sta on 3: What did Je erson originally write in the
Declara on of Independence about slavery? How was it revised? Why was it revised? Use textual evidence. Does this
surprise you, and does it change the way you think about the
Declara on?
Sta on 4: What rhetorical devices does Je erson employ in the Declara on of Independence? Find 2-3 speci c examples Why does he use each device? What is the e ect? Google "rhetorical devices" if needed.
Sta on 5: How in uen al have these two texts been in
American literature/history? What speci c ideas from these
texts are s Il present in American society today? Be speci c
about the ideas from the text fiquote) AND how/where you
see them today. Have these ideas changed at all?