14. Qustions. Due Friday, Feb. 13th. by midnight. No late work will be accepted.

Step 1- Read all the comments from the previous assignment.

Step 2- Choose one comment which is thoughtful.

Step 3-

First, paraphrase the comment you are responding to: For example: “Ms. Atkins thinks that…”

Then, write a question about the chosen comment. The question must be: clear, sincere, useful and be the sort of question which leads to more questions. The question you write must complicate the comment’s argument, make the reader of the comment you are questioning think deeper. Stir up some intellectual trouble

Do not ask them, "Is this significant?" this is not a useful question because it is the question which was asked in the previous assignment. If you question the logic behind the student’s argument that a topic is significant, then ask questions which will challenge the student’s assumptions.

13. Ali Baalbaki asked, "Who cares?" Good question. Should we care about the Federalist Era? Due Weds Feb. 12th

How are events from the early 19th century relevant to our lives today? In other words, will studying 1810 prepare us for facing 2010? Using your notes from our Philadelphia Street-Fair, information from the textbook and building on the rough draft you completed in class, answer the question by making specific connections to the topics we've studied to prove your point.