TheDeclarationofIndependenceinaGlobalContext

// With David Armitage, Harvard University and Patricia Fontaine, University of Massachusetts Lowell // NOVEMBER 15, 2011, 8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. – READING MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTANCE LEARNING LAB
 * Submitted to a Candid World: The Declaration of Independence in Global Context**

The Declaration of Independence of 1776 announced the entry of the United States onto the world stage. This session will view the American Declaration from a global perspective: placing 1776 into the context of contemporary international and global connections, examining the legacy of the Declaration in the century after 1776, and analyzing other declarations of independence since 1776 for their debts to—and divergences from—the American model. The latter portion of this seminar will model work with literacy strategies to support student skills in reading history in a variety of forms of textual and visual sources.

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**Follow-Up Discussion Post (due on or before Tuesday November 22nd)**


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**Session Schedule:**

Kara Gleason, Project Director || with break || ** Submitted to a Candid World: The Declaration of Independence in Global Context ** David Armitage, Harvard University || Patricia Fontaine, University of Massachusetts Lowell || media type="custom" key="11312588"
 * 8:00 - 8:15 || ** Arrival, Breakfast, and Check In ** ||
 * 8:15 - 9:00 || ** Introductions, Standards Connections, and Warm Up Activity **
 * 9:00 - 11:30
 * 11:30 – 12:10 || **Lunch** (on your own): RMHS Cafeteria, Brown Bag, or Local Take-Out ||
 * 12:15 – 2:00 || ** “Reading History:” Strategies and Standards for Literacy in the History Classroom **
 * 2:00 – 2:30 || ** Classroom Connections Discussion & Closing ** ||