$2\mathrm{.}0$ READING RESPONSE CARD FOR HUBERT HARRISON'S "DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES."

What kind of writing is this? Who might be its intended readership$/$audience$?$ This is a public Declaration of Principles set forth to launch a new organization, Harrison's Liberty League. What would you expect to be included in such a declaration?

Harrison publishes the Declaration in his own newspaper, The Voice. Who might be his readership? What does Harrison assume about his potential readership: what they know, what they believe, what they want.

Place the writing in its historical context. What beliefs, events, or issues might have spurred the author to write? What issues or facts does the author include to provide this context?

Harrison creates the Liberty League in $1917,$ just at the time when the President of the Unites States, Woodrow Wilson, brings the U$.$S$.$ into the Great War in Europe. How does Harrison use Wilson's words to support the League's goals? What are the words? Why do you think Harrison uses them?

What are the goals of this new organization? How do they address what Harrison asserts are the burning issues of the day?

What is the message that the author hopes to give to his reader audience?

Harrison surely is seeking members to his organization. How does he appeal to his readership?

In addition to joining him in the Liberty League, what does Harrison want his readers to do$?$

How does the author try to make the case?

What arguments and tone does Harrison use to persuade his readers?

Share your insights with others.

Select three ideas that you have discussed that help others understand why this declaration represents a Voice of a New Century. Highlight what new ideas it brings to the community.