Period 3, Day 9-10: Remember the Ladies
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Content Objective: I will be able to analyze Abigail Adams’ letter to her husband, John Adams, within the historical context of the role of American women in the 17th century.
Standard Objective: I will be able to determine how the selection of specific words and phrases or the use of patterns of words and phrases shapes meaning and tone.
Content Objective: I will be able to analyze Abigail Adams’ letter to her husband, John Adams, within the historical context of the role of American women in the 17th century.
Standard Objective: I will be able to determine how the selection of specific words and phrases or the use of patterns of words and phrases shapes meaning and tone.
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Warm Up: Please rate how well you understood last night's pre-work on a scale from 1 to 4. If you have any questions, drop them in the "Show Your Work" area.
Warm Up: Please rate how well you understood last night's pre-work on a scale from 1 to 4. If you have any questions, drop them in the "Show Your Work" area.
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Warm Up: Describe a woman in your life who you love and respect. What is this woman’s relationship to you? What is she like?
Warm Up: Describe a woman in your life who you love and respect. What is this woman’s relationship to you? What is she like?
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Warm Up: One interesting historical fact I learned from the pre-work is…
Warm Up: One interesting historical fact I learned from the pre-work is…
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Building Knowledge Together: Let's make sure we're all on the same page with vocabulary!
Women's role in society was altered by the American Revolution. Women who ran households in the absence of men became more _______. Pre-Revolutionary ministers, particularly in Puritan Massachusetts, preached the moral superiority of men. Enlightened thinkers rejected this and knew that a republic could only succeed if its citizens were virtuous and educated.
Hence, the _______ _______ was developed as the idea that women should serve as educators of young men in order to teach them to become productive American citizens and embrace the Enlightenment ideas to support the new nation following the end of the American Revolution.
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Applying Knowledge: Why is it important to Contextualize a primary source before we begin reading it again?
Applying Knowledge: Why is it important to Contextualize a primary source before we begin reading it again?
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In your own words, what is the Historical Context of Abigail Adams' 1776 letter to John Adams?
In your own words, what is the Historical Context of Abigail Adams' 1776 letter to John Adams?
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Applying Knowledge: Who was the intended audience that Adams was writing to?
Applying Knowledge: Who was the intended audience that Adams was writing to?
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Applying Knowledge: What was Abigail Adams’ point of view?
Applying Knowledge: What was Abigail Adams’ point of view?
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Applying Knowledge: What was the purpose, or the reason why Abigail Adams took the time to write this all out?
Applying Knowledge: What was the purpose, or the reason why Abigail Adams took the time to write this all out?
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Exit Ticket: Does Abigail Adams ask for full women’s independence in the March 1776 letter to her husband, John Adams? Your response should be supported by a specific phrase or sentence from the text in at least 3 complete sentences.
Exit Ticket: Does Abigail Adams ask for full women’s independence in the March 1776 letter to her husband, John Adams? Your response should be supported by a specific phrase or sentence from the text in at least 3 complete sentences.
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Exit Ticket: Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4:
Exit Ticket: Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4: