My+Brother+Sam+Extension

Post Novel Discussion
Deadline: midnight tonight

Now that you have completed your reading of the novel, I would like you to choose one of the following discussion topics to respond to as a way to extend themes in the novel to other historical events and perspectives. Your answers will be assessed in the traits of voice, sentence fluency and elaboration, and will count toward the participation category of your grade. Write up answers as a paragraph with a clear topic sentence, supporting details, facts, and evidence, and a concluding sentence.

Once you have chosen your desired discussion prompt, simply reply under the "discussion" tab for that prompt's page. You do NOT need to go to your class page for this. This will allow students from all classes the opportunity to read and reply to each other's posts without being restricted to just the students from their own class. You may be surprised, enlightened, and definitely educated by what your peers have to say! REMEMBER TO TYPE YOUR FIRST NAME AND LAST INITIAL, ALONG WITH CLASS SECTION, AS THE SUBJECT.

Topic 1--Clearly Canadian
--Unlike the United States, Canada became an independent country without a revolution and without severing its ties to the British Crown. Why were things different in Canada? Draw examples and evidence from U.S. History, specifically the Proclamation of 1763 and the Quebec Act of 1774.

Topic 2--Validating Violence?
--Does violence ever solve problems, either in war or in personal matters? Think of examples from the news, history, or personal experiences to support your answer.

Topic 3--Teenage Tendencies
--Do adolescents always tend to rebel against the values and lifestyles of the older generation? Draw from the novel, history and personal observations to answer this question.