Readings:
Encounters and Foundations Unit Intro
de Crèvecoeur: "What Is an American?"
The Narrative of Olaudah Equiano
Audio Of Eloudah Equiano narrative (note that the reading for class is abridged)
Thomas Paine, "The Crisis, No. 1"
HONORS: Patrick Henry speech/guided reading
Patrick Henry "Speech at the Virginia Convention"
Bluto's Speech from Animal House
Audio/Captioning Patrick Henry's Speech
Elizabeth Cady Stanton "Declaration of Sentiments..."
Sarah Vowell: from The Wordy Shipmates (PDF)
Sarah Vowell reading Chapter 1 of The Wordy Shipmates
Barry Lopez: "The Rediscovery of North America"
"Still I Rise" by Maya Angleou
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards
Additional Resources:
Unit Review Guide (Honors)
Review Guide for Quiz (Gen Ed)
Benjamin Franklin Resources and Readings
TED: The Danger of a Single Story
The Iroquois Constitution (full length)