As with the last reading of Module One, we will end Module Two with a discussion board assignment, rather than a written assignment each student submits individually. As before, this is a simple grade to earn, assuming one has done the reading!
Before attempting this discussion board assignment, you must first read several things, found just above this Reflection in Module Two. Here they are listed:
The item with an attached file of Ben Franklin’s final speech to the Constitutional Convention (the main reading)
The item with a web link to the ten amendments of the Bill of Rights
The item with an attached file including further amendments, etc., named ‘More granting of broadened rights’
Also, you may want to review the item on the course motif, which is found at the start of this module, for convenience.
Background for this discussion: Think of Ben Franklin’s urging of the delegates to please set aside their objections and vote to approve the Constitution. At first glance, this might imply that the Constitution is perfect, and should need no further work, no further change, if it was perfect enough to approve in the first place.
However, read Franklin’s speech carefully for clues that he would not object to the Bill of Rights nor the further amendments in the other assigned reading for this assignment–and why he would not object. This is your assigned focus.
Hint: See his remarks on his own fallibility (that he could be wrong about things) and his remarks on having changed his mind on various matters during his life.
In your postings to the DB, use Franklin’s own speech to justify the group of amendments in which various groups are granted rights other people have already enjoyed for some time. You may also refer to specifics from the other two readings above.
In your postings, while not needing to quote, you need to refer to specifics within the readings, mainly Franklin’s speech, to make sure it is clear that your posting is speaking about the required focus above. Do not just generalize.
If you choose to quote, just use quotation marks and identify the speaker (probably Franklin himself) or the work, if from a reading other than his speech; no formal citation is needed.
GRADING: As I said, this is a simple grade to earn. I want to see these two things:
One original post by you–it can be fairly short, just several sentences–which names at least one specific detail (such as a sentence in the speech), and tells how that specific detail ties in to the focus assigned above. Note that the DB is set so that each student must post once before other postings are visible.
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