Comments on: The Birth Of ‘The Quill’ Revisited: Stoking The Fires Of Common Sense (by Corey Thompson) http://www.thirstyquill.com/2009/03/23/the-birth-of-the-quill-revisited-stoking-the-fires-of-common-sense-by-corey-thompson Sun, 20 May 2012 03:28:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Mark Wilensky http://www.thirstyquill.com/2009/03/23/the-birth-of-the-quill-revisited-stoking-the-fires-of-common-sense-by-corey-thompson#comment-353 Mark Wilensky Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:20:17 +0000 http://www.thirstyquill.com/?p=990#comment-353 Hi Corey, This is partially the same email I sent to your above address, but I am posting it here as well. The book contains adapted versions of Paine's Common Sense (which is an almost perfect blueprint of all the indecision and strife happening in Colonial America) the Boston Port Act, Olive Branch Petition and the King's response to the colonists. All these documents give incredible insight into the founding of our country, and the Declaration of Independence. By writing the book, I was able to have my students read the primary source founding documents. More interestingly, It is now available in general history sections across the country. More importantly, for public school teachers and homeschoolers, the book's site has a lot of additional information for use in the classroom, in addition to free PDF downloads of all the activities that are in the book. I'm not sure how old your child is, but try the "sketch artist game" where you can make your own wanted posters of King George III and print them off; It is probably the most popular activity on the site. Thanks Corey, and my best regards to your wife. Mark Wilensky, author of "The Elementary Common Sense of Thomas Paine: An Interactive Adaptation for All Ages" (www.NewCommonSenseBook.com) Hi Corey,
This is partially the same email I sent to your above address, but I am posting it here as well. The book contains adapted versions of Paine’s Common Sense (which is an almost perfect blueprint of all the indecision and strife happening in Colonial America) the Boston Port Act, Olive Branch Petition and the King’s response to the colonists. All these documents give incredible insight into the founding of our country, and the Declaration of Independence. By writing the book, I was able to have my students read the primary source founding documents. More interestingly, It is now available in general history sections across the country.

More importantly, for public school teachers and homeschoolers, the book’s site has a lot of additional information for use in the classroom, in addition to free PDF downloads of all the activities that are in the book. I’m not sure how old your child is, but try the “sketch artist game” where you can make your own wanted posters of King George III and print them off; It is probably the most popular activity on the site.

Thanks Corey, and my best regards to your wife.

Mark Wilensky,
author of “The Elementary Common Sense of Thomas Paine: An Interactive Adaptation for All Ages”
(www.NewCommonSenseBook.com)

]]> By: The Thirsty Quill http://www.thirstyquill.com/2009/03/23/the-birth-of-the-quill-revisited-stoking-the-fires-of-common-sense-by-corey-thompson#comment-352 The Thirsty Quill Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:21:36 +0000 http://www.thirstyquill.com/?p=990#comment-352 Mark, I'd like to contact you about getting a personalized copy of your book. My wife teaches 5th Grade and was excited about the prospect of incorporating some of your efforts into her class. What is the best way to reach you? You can contact me via email at corey@thirstyquill.com. Please tell us more about it so we can share it here at 'The Quill!' -Corey Mark,

I’d like to contact you about getting a personalized copy of your book. My wife teaches 5th Grade and was excited about the prospect of incorporating some of your efforts into her class.

What is the best way to reach you?

You can contact me via email at corey@thirstyquill.com.

Please tell us more about it so we can share it here at ‘The Quill!’

-Corey

]]> By: Mark Wilensky http://www.thirstyquill.com/2009/03/23/the-birth-of-the-quill-revisited-stoking-the-fires-of-common-sense-by-corey-thompson#comment-351 Mark Wilensky Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:08:17 +0000 http://www.thirstyquill.com/?p=990#comment-351 Thanks Corey Thanks Corey

]]> By: The Thirsty Quill http://www.thirstyquill.com/2009/03/23/the-birth-of-the-quill-revisited-stoking-the-fires-of-common-sense-by-corey-thompson#comment-348 The Thirsty Quill Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:47:02 +0000 http://www.thirstyquill.com/?p=990#comment-348 Mark, Thanks for jumping into the fray here at 'The Quill.' We welcome you to the madness! I too am a teacher (as is my wife...5th Grade no less, while I reside in the high school ranks), and have done a tremedous amount of study on Paine. We've tried to put the very ideals that you speak of (in regard to America and Paine) into play here at this blog. We would love to have your input and wisdom! Thanks for joining. Please feel free to contribute as often as you'd like! Mark,

Thanks for jumping into the fray here at ‘The Quill.’ We welcome you to the madness!

I too am a teacher (as is my wife…5th Grade no less, while I reside in the high school ranks), and have done a tremedous amount of study on Paine. We’ve tried to put the very ideals that you speak of (in regard to America and Paine) into play here at this blog.

We would love to have your input and wisdom! Thanks for joining. Please feel free to contribute as often as you’d like!

]]> By: Mark Wilensky http://www.thirstyquill.com/2009/03/23/the-birth-of-the-quill-revisited-stoking-the-fires-of-common-sense-by-corey-thompson#comment-344 Mark Wilensky Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:16:36 +0000 http://www.thirstyquill.com/?p=990#comment-344 I'm a fifth-grade teacher in Colorado, and an intrical part of teaching civics is providing students with our primary sources: the founding documents. This is critical in understanding what “We the People” really means. Today, as they did over 230 years ago, those documents instill in students the belief that all our voices are important. Everyone of our citizens are given the right to pursue liberty. Futures do not have to be inevitable and "Little voices" can make dramatic impacts on events. That is Thomas Paine's greatest contribution to our country. His pamphlet, Common Sense, spoke to all the voices in the 13 colonies during a time of great fear and indecision. He gave a vast number of citizens a vision of what each could do, 176 days before the Declaration of Independence. A belief that power should radiate from the citizens. That message is still paramount to all our students today. For that pamphlet alone, Paine needs to be recognized as a integral part of the American miracle. Mark Wilensky, author of "The Elementary Common Sense of Thomas Paine: An Interactive Adaptation for All Ages" I’m a fifth-grade teacher in Colorado, and an intrical part of teaching civics is providing students with our primary sources: the founding documents. This is critical in understanding what “We the People” really means. Today, as they did over 230 years ago, those documents instill in students the belief that all our voices are important. Everyone of our citizens are given the right to pursue liberty. Futures do not have to be inevitable and “Little voices” can make dramatic impacts on events. That is Thomas Paine’s greatest contribution to our country. His pamphlet, Common Sense, spoke to all the voices in the 13 colonies during a time of great fear and indecision. He gave a vast number of citizens a vision of what each could do, 176 days before the Declaration of Independence. A belief that power should radiate from the citizens. That message is still paramount to all our students today. For that pamphlet alone, Paine needs to be recognized as a integral part of the American miracle.

Mark Wilensky,
author of “The Elementary Common Sense of Thomas Paine: An Interactive Adaptation for All Ages”

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