attitude a writer takes toward the subject of a work, a character or the audience.
What is tone?
100
Wrote "70 Resolutions."
Who is Jonathan Edwards?
100
"Give me liberty or give me death!"
What is "Speech to the Virginia Convention"?
100
the philosophy that described God as one who created the world as a perfect mechanism and left it to run on its own.
What is deism?
100
Two self-evident truths.
What are all men are created equal, all are endowed with certain unalienable rights, to secure these rights- governments are instituted, and if government is destructive to these rights they must be abolished/altered and a new government instituted.
200
The use of reason and emotional appears to convince a reader to think or act in a certain way.
What is persuasion?
200
Father was a Quaker corset maker.
Who is Thomas Paine?
200
"Fish and visitors smell in three days."
What is "Poor Richard's Almanac"?
200
the philosophy maintaining that man can arrive at truth through reason and that he can achieve moral perfection.
What is rationalism?
200
The three unalienable rights.
What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
300
Asked for effect, does not require an answer; presume the reader agrees with you.
What is a rhetorical question?
300
Plunged a knife toward his chest to emphasize the final words of his speech.
Who is Patrick Henry?
300
Summer soldier and sunshine patriot.
What is "The Crisis"?
300
Two of the thirteen virtues that Franklin wanted to master for moral perfection.
What are temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, humility.
300
The details of Franklin's plan for moral perfection.
What are grid in notebook; focus on one virtue per week and add to it each week for thirteen week, make marks for messing up.
400
A brief, cleverly-worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.
What is aphorism?
400
Born in England.
Who is Thomas Paine?
400
"We hold these truths to be self-evident..."
What is "The Declaration of Independence"?
400
Thomas Paine is America's great writer of ____________.
What is pamphlet?
400
Two reasons for revisions to the Declaration.
What were take out offensive language towards British citizens since the colonist had friends there. Two, omit slavery since GA and SC were still practicing it.
500
A comparison made between two things to show ow they are alike.
What is analogy?
500
Inherited 5000 acres of land.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
500
"Humility: Imitate Jesus and Socrates"
What is "The Autobiography"?
500
Rights that are from God.
What are Unalienable Rights?
500
Describe in a paragraph the role writers/orators played in the founding of the nation.
What is they used pathos, ethos, and logos to persuade the colonist to want to act.