Journal: What would be the effect on civil order if each person always followed his or her own conscience? Explain.
Or...
When Thoreau accepted release from jail (because someone else paid his tax), did he become just like the people he criticized - those who opposed the Mexican War and the expansion of slavery but supported it indirectly with their tax money? If he wanted to make a truly courageous and effective protest, should he have insisted on staying in jail? Explain your response.
Today, read an excerpt from "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King Jr, and a speech by Gandhi. We identified the influences and similarities these pieces and ideas shared with each other, and Thoreau.
We also reviewed vocabulary for your test Tuesday.
Homework: King and Gandhi drew their inspiration from Thoreau, who argues that if one honest man truly protested slavery and went willingly to jail for his belief, "it would be the abolition of slavery." Explain how that single night in jail serves as the "small beginning" that expanded the campaigns of King and Gandhi.
Friday: Study Island/Independent Reading
Monday: Benchmarks
Tuesday: Test on transcendentalism and vocabulary
Wednesday: movie
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