A modern Day Declaration

A Modern Day Declaration

Write your own declaration or protest letter for a cause you believe needs attention today. Use the rhetorical strategies and structures from the Declaration of Independence and Civil Disobedience.

Your declaration must include:

A clear thesis stating your purpose

At least 3 specific grievances

A call to action or solution

Use of at least two rhetorical devices (e.g., parallelism, rhetorical questions, repetition)

Varied sentence structures and correct grammar

At least 250 words

MLA Format

Rebellions that Changed the World

Choose a movement or rebellion from another time or place (e.g., Haitian Revolution, Arab Spring, Womens Suffrage, etc.) and complete the organizer. Then, create an infographic fit for publication(Google Slides Presentation, Pamphlet, or Prezi).