First, look at this web site on Queen Lili'uokalani's imprisionment. Read the portion about the Overthrow.
< http://www.iolanipalace.org/index.php/history/queens-imprisonment.html >
Second, read portions of HAWAII'S STORY BY HAWAII'S QUEEN (1898)
< http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/liliuokalani/hawaii/hawaii.html >
Read the chapters: CHAPTER I "A SKETCH OF MY CHILDHOOD" to CHAPTER IV "MY MARRIED LIFE"; and CHAPTER LIV: "MY LITERARY OCCUPATION" to CHAPTER LVII "HAWAIIAN AUTONOMY." Read the last chapter closely.
Last, watch The Pinky Show < http://www.pinkyshow.org/videos/part-3-hawaii-vs-us-imperialism >
Part 3: Hawaii vs. U.S. Imperialism. It is about 25 minutes.
Then for your blog, choose ONE sentence from Hawai`i's Story by Hawai`i's Queen that you would classify as your favorite. Post the sentence on your blog and then EXPLICATE why it is your favorite in 2-3 sentences. You should analyze the language rather than its meaning. Talk about it critically and avoid warm fuzzy expressions like "it really makes me appreciate how great my life is" and so forth.
Blogs that are primarily summary will automatically receive a 1 or 2 score. *If you are responding to a classmate, don't just agree with them -- engage in a dialogue. Raise a question or disagree. Take a risk!
