A quick post before I head off for the weekend - might actually nod off first as packing for three kids is a taxing endeavor, especially with comments like, "I have nothing to wear"; "All those clothes are dirty"; "I hate that shirt!"
Anyway, hopefully you learned a lot from the video this week. I certainly got more insight into the political wrangling involved in the Freedom Rides. Everything sounds more golden and more pure with an historic aura surrounding it. We tend to idolize figures from the past - the Kennedy's, Martin Luther King, Marilyn Monroe, etc. In truth, they were all real people with real flaws and human foibles. I was quite interested in the politics and the back and forth between the federal and state law enforcement - the idea that the federal government agreed to allow the Freedom Riders to be arrested in Mississippi "for their own safety" and sentenced them to hard time was shocking!
For homework: please do the Questions on Rhetoric and Style: # 7, 8, and 10 for "Letter From a Birmingham Jail". These questions are quite detailed, but they should help review the terms for rhetorical analysis, and also force you to reread the essay to some extent. Not that you need forcing, but think of it as my trying to help you get the most from the reading. Also, please identify the 4 or 5 key arguments being made by the clergy in their opening letter to King. Don't forget we will do Vocab Unit #2 test next week on Friday.
AP exam in about 6 weeks I think. Get ready!
Off to speak with the Easter Bunny.
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