Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Query 17: Live Blog

In this blog conversation, you can make comments, ask questions, and help others' connect to text. I've posted some questions below to get us started, though you don't need to feel tied to these questions alone.
In order to get discussion credit today, you need to post at least twice.

•What’s Jefferson’s thesis?
–Outline his top five points, from your POV.
•What elements of “Query 17” demonstrate rationalist thinking?
•Having Jefferson’s background, what most resonated with us about his beliefs?
•What are his major concerns?
•How do these concerns reflective of our country’s history as well as our country’s foundations, in which Jefferson was influential?
•How are his ideas useful to us today?
•Which of his ideas resonates with you? Why?
•With which ideas do you disagree? Why?