Today’s lesson makes the important point(s) that…

In the slide presentation today, …parenthetical statement…, makes the point(s) that…

When it comes to the topic of ...state the topic… , historians agree that…

The slide presentation, …parenthetical statement…, claims that …

Make Meaning

Federalist #10

There are... two considerations particularly applicable to the federal system of America, ... First. In a single republic all the power surrendered by the people is submitted to the administration of a single government, and the usurpations are guarded against by a division of the government into distinct and separate departments… Second. It is of great importance in a republic not only to guard the society against the oppression of its rulers, but to guard one part of society against the injustice of the other part. …If a majority be united by common interest, the rights of the minority will be insecure. There are but two methods of providing against this evil…first, by comprehending in the society so many separate descriptions of citizens as will render an unjust combination of a majority of the whole very improbable, if not impracticable... The second method will be exemplified in the federal republic of the United States… (when) the society itself will be broken into so many parts, interests and classes of citizens, that the rights of individuals, or of the minority, will be in little danger from interested combinations of the majority.

Federalist #51

Nothing can be more evident, than that an exclusive power of regulating elections for the national government, in the hands of the State legislatures, would leave the existence of the Union entirely at their mercy. They could at any moment annihilate it, by neglecting to provide for the choice of persons to administer its affairs… it may be remarked that the constitution of the national Senate would involve, in its full extent, the danger which it is suggested might flow from an exclusive power in the State legislatures to regulate the federal elections. It may be alleged, that by declining the appointment of Senators, they might at any time give a fatal blow to the Union; and from this it may be inferred, that as its existence would be thus rendered dependent upon them in so essential a point, there can be no objection to intrusting them with it in the particular case under consideration…. It is certainly true that the State legislatures, by forbearing the appointment of senators, may destroy the national government. But it will not follow that, because they have a power to do this in one instance, they ought to have it in every other

Federalist #59

•In a single coherent sentence give the following: -name: Title; and a rhetorically accurate verb (such as: "assert," "argue," "deny," "refute," "prove," disprove," "explain," etc.); and a that clause containing the major claim (thesis statement) of the historical document.

•In a single coherent sentence give an explanation of how the writer develops and supports the major claim (thesis statement).

•In a single coherent sentence give a statement of the writer's purpose, followed by an "in order" phrase.

•In a single coherent sentence give a description of the intended audience and/or the relationship the writer establishes with the audience.

Today’s lesson makes the important point(s) that…

In the slide presentation today, …parenthetical statement…, makes the point(s) that…

When it comes to the topic of ...state the topic… , historians agree that…

The slide presentation, …parenthetical statement…, claims that …

Make Meaning

Title What does the title tell you about the topic?

PERSIA Determine the main theme of the cartoon

Comprehension

Next look at the symbols in the cartoon What do the symbols mean? Are any of them commonly used in the media?

CaricaturesWhat is exaggerated? Who do the people in the cartoon represent?

Historical Issue Identify the historical issues being addressed

POVWhat conclusions does the cartoonist want the reader to reach?

Interpretation

What message does the cartoon portray? Is the message positive or negative?  Is the point of the cartoon to motivate or change opinion?