Vocabulary

Civil

corse (n.) corpse
cultivate (v.) promote the growth or development of
Disobedience legislator (n.) a person who makes laws
Part 1, Paragraphs 3-4 majority (n.) the group or party that is the greater part of a large
group
Circle the minority (n.) the group that is the smaller part of a larger group
significant palpitation (n.) an unusually or abnormally rapid or violent beating
words that of the heart.
repeat. practical (adj.) relating to what is real rather than to what is
possible or imagined
Box the rampart (n.) a protective barrier
unknown reminiscence (n.) a mental impression retained and revived
words. resign (v.) give up or relinquish
subjects (n.) people who live in a country that is ruled by a king or
Underline the queen
important virtually (adv.) very nearly; almost entirely
words and
phrases.
 Text Dependent Questions
1. How does Thoreaus statement, I ask for,
not at once no government, but at once a
better government (part 1, par. 3) relate to
his earlier idea that government is best
which governs least (part 1, par. 1)?
A. Based on Thoreaus statement that government is best
which governs least (part 1, par. 1), the better
government (part 1, par. 3) Thoreau aspires to is a
government that interferes frequently in peoples
lives.
B. Based on Thoreaus statement that government is best
which governs least (part 1, par. 1), the better
government (part 1, par. 3) Thoreau aspires to is a
government that interferes only in the lives of a few
people.
C. Based on Thoreaus statement that government is best
which governs least (part 1, par. 1), the better
government (part 1, par. 3) Thoreau aspires to is a
government that interferes only in times of war and
financial crises.
D. Based on Thoreaus statement that government is best
which governs least (part 1, par. 1), the better
government (part 1, par. 3) Thoreau aspires to is a
government that interferes less in peoples lives.
2. What does Thoreau recommend as
a step toward establishing a better
government?
A. Thoreau wants each man to make known
what kind of government would command
his respect (part 1, par. 3). He wants each
man to ponder and talk about what kind of
government he wants to see.
B. Thoreau wants each man to rebel and
protest government. He uses the present
Mexican War to support his point of view.
(part 1, par. 1). He wants each man to
rebel and fight for justices.
C. Thoreau wants each man to impose their
thoughts and views on others about
government. when the power is once in
the hands of the people, a majority are
permitted (part 1, par. 4). He wants each
man to take control of their government
and influence others to do the same.
 Text Dependent Questions
3. How does Thoreau develop the
relationship between conscience and
government?
A. Thoreau uses repetitive phrases to imply that a
government based on conscience would create
a system that is fairest to members of the
minority group.
B. Thoreau asks a series of rhetorical questions to
imply that a government based on conscience
would create a system that is fairest to
members of the minority group.
C. Thoreau uses a series of figurative language
phrases to imply that a government based on
conscience would create a system that is
fairest to members of the minority group.
D. Thoreau uses a series of historical events to
imply that a government based on conscience
would create a system that is fairest to
members of the minority group.
4. What is the undue respect for law
Thoreau describes in part 1, paragraph
4?
A. Thoreau uses the phrase undue respect for
law in part 1, paragraph 4 to describe how
well-disposed [people] are daily made the
agents of injustice, meaning that good people
do what is legally required, instead of doing
what is right.
B. Thoreau uses the phrase undue respect for
law in part 1, paragraph 4 to describe how
well-disposed [people] are daily made the
agents of injustice, meaning that good people
do illegal things when no one is around to
judge.
C. Thoreau uses the phrase undue respect for
law in part 1, paragraph 4 to describe how
well-disposed [people] are daily made the
agents of injustice, meaning that good people
always do what is pleasing for others.
D. Thoreau uses the phrase undue respect for
law in part 1, paragraph 4 to describe how
well-disposed [people] are daily made the
agents of injustice, meaning that that good
people do what feels right, instead of what is
legally asked.
Text Dependent Questions:
A.C.E.
5. What distinction does Thoreau draw in
paragraph 3 and how does it support his point of
view?
6. What distinction does Thoreau establish
between law and the right?
7. How does Thoreau use the example of the
military in part 1, paragraph 4 to develop his
ideas about conscience?
Exit Ticket:
Which sentence of part 1,
paragraphs 34 is most critical to
your understanding of this excerpt
of Civil Disobedience and why?
Includethe sentence, text
vocabulary, and your reasoning.
Homework
Add to your central ideas chart, paragraph 4.
Part and Central Ideas Notes and Connections
Paragraph #

Part 1,
par. 4 Exercise of power

Part 1,
par. 4 Ethics of honor

Part 1,
par. 4 The relationship
between the
individual and the
state