Students Complaints: Their very own Declaration of Independence

Name: Period:

Complaints, Complaints...

I have overheard you, at times, make various complaints about the treatment of ‘young people’. Complaints not unlike those motivated the Founding Fathers at the time of the American Revolution.

Answer each part in every bullet: you will receive a point for each part to your answer. This assignment is based off of 18 points you can earn. So each point counts!

·       What are your complaints? Please list some of your complaints:

•To whom would you send your complaints? Why? What reasons would you give for your decision to write out your complaints? (Preamble)

•What makes you think your complaints are worthwhile? Aren't there good reasons why things are the way they are? Why should things as they are be changed? Would it be possible to summarize the thinking behind your desire for change in a single sentence? (statement of beliefs, or the thinking behind the complaints)

•Is there anything in particular the reader should notice about your complaints? Is there anything you need to keep in mind to make sure your audience understands and appreciates your complaints? What kinds of events inspired your complaints? (the list of complaints)

•Have you already tried to make any changes in the treatment of young people? In what way? (prior attempts to redress grievances)

•Is it possible to say in a single sentence what it is you really want to happen? It would take time to change the system to accommodate all of your complaints. What should happen right away? (declaration of independence)

•Who would be willing to sign his/her name to this list of complaints even if it were going to be seen and read by many people? (the signatures