My glorious stream by https://padlet.com/risenhour/Declaration_BillofRights Made with the best of intentions en-us 2018-11-16 19:51:29 UTC 2026-02-21 03:48:49 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png Analyze Thomas Jefferson’s “Declaration of Independence,” identifying its point of view, purpose, and audience. risenhour https://padlet.com/risenhour/Declaration_BillofRights/wish/305445832 2018-11-16 20:14:19 UTC https://padlet.com/risenhour/Declaration_BillofRights/wish/305445832 Purpose: The purpose is the reason the author wrote the passage. Is the passage intended to inform, tell a story, describe a situation, or persuade the audience to believe or do something? risenhour https://padlet.com/risenhour/Declaration_BillofRights/wish/305457636             So... What is the Declaration of Independence's purpose?           ]]> 2018-11-16 20:49:49 UTC https://padlet.com/risenhour/Declaration_BillofRights/wish/305457636 The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to list the complaints against the king and to tell Great Britain that they were breaking away. risenhour https://padlet.com/risenhour/Declaration_BillofRights/wish/305460452 2018-11-16 21:01:24 UTC https://padlet.com/risenhour/Declaration_BillofRights/wish/305460452 Four self evident truths: risenhour https://padlet.com/risenhour/Declaration_BillofRights/wish/305461788 -All men are created equal. 
-Everyone is born with rights that can not be taken away which are life, liberty,         and the pursuit of happiness.
-The governments job is to protect the people's rights.
-If the government fails to protect the people's rights, the people have the right to overthrow the government.  ]]> 2018-11-16 21:07:09 UTC https://padlet.com/risenhour/Declaration_BillofRights/wish/305461788 Audience: The audience is comprised of the people the author is addressing. Do you think the author is addressing the general public, his peers, people who oppose his views, those who support his views, or some other group? risenhour https://padlet.com/risenhour/Declaration_BillofRights/wish/305464907 2018-11-16 21:22:58 UTC https://padlet.com/risenhour/Declaration_BillofRights/wish/305464907 Main Audiences risenhour https://padlet.com/risenhour/Declaration_BillofRights/wish/305466048 2018-11-16 21:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/risenhour/Declaration_BillofRights/wish/305466048 risenhour https://padlet.com/risenhour/Declaration_BillofRights/wish/305470248 Great Britain- Declare American Independence from Great Britain and formal declaration of war.
The World- Tell the world the injustices done by the king of Great Britain and gain support from other countries.
The Colonists- Gain support from the colonists]]> 2018-11-16 21:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/risenhour/Declaration_BillofRights/wish/305470248 The author’s point of view is the position or attitude toward the issue or information he’s presenting. risenhour https://padlet.com/risenhour/Declaration_BillofRights/wish/305472606 Knowing the author's point of view is important because it helps you understand the point they are trying to make. Authors bring with them their own priorities, beliefs, and values, and that can influence how they select and present the information.]]> 2018-11-16 22:02:57 UTC https://padlet.com/risenhour/Declaration_BillofRights/wish/305472606 In 1774, Jefferson wrote “A Summary View of the Rights of British America,” in which he claimed that the colonies were tied to the king only by voluntary bonds of loyalty. risenhour https://padlet.com/risenhour/Declaration_BillofRights/wish/305551488
From Britain's point of view, what the colonists were doing was disloyal, seditious, wrong, treasonable.

Seditious?   It is getting people all worked up against lawful authority.]]> 2018-11-17 15:45:02 UTC https://padlet.com/risenhour/Declaration_BillofRights/wish/305551488