The National Books

Middle school · English

Answer in your own words.

What is a book’s fingerprint?

How can you tell if a copy has been changed?

Why might that matter for a Nation’s books?

What can the source not tell us?

Claim

Evidence

Reasoning

1. Historical significance. Why might a Nation write down how it works?

2. Evidence. What two numbers identify a book?

3. Cause and consequence. What happens to trust when anyone can check a book?

4. Continuity and change. How is a digital fingerprint like a printer’s mark of old, and how is it different?

5. Historical perspective. Why might a critic read the books differently from a member?

6. Ethical dimension. Should some books be confidential? Why, or why not?

5. Which view did you choose to explain?A readerA criticThe Mohawk Nation of Grand River

If you wrote a book about your school, which chapter would come first, and why?

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