Unit 1.7 Homework: 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 the intended audience, point of view, and author's purpose of a text.

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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 the intended audience, point of view, and author's purpose of a text.

Absent or just want to review the slides? Click here for the guided notes.
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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?

Building Knowledge Together: Let's make sure we're all on the same page with the historical facts!

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During the Revolutionary War, the American _______ consisted mainly of able-bodied American males who received only basic training. Women played a significant part in _______ farms and businesses while men were away at war.

Some women even _______ in the Revolutionary war effort, and were referred to as “Molly Pitcher.” Pictured on the left, Molly Pitcher was not a single historical figure, but a composite folk hero inspired by the actions of _______ different people -- most of them women who carried water to troops, cooked, sewed, and even fought for the _______ cause.
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Women's role in society was _______ [changed] 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, but this notion was rejected by the Founding Fathers who established the United States under a _______ - or representative democracy.

Under the new republic, American women served as _______ of young men in order to _______ them to become productive American _______ and support the new nation following the end of the American Revolution.
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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?

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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?

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Exit Ticket: What does Abigail Adams March 1776 letter tell us about life for American women during the Revolutionary era [time period]?

Your response should be supported by a specific phrase or sentence from the text in at least 3 complete sentences.
  • In March 1776, Abigail Adams writes to AUDIENCE in order to PURPOSE.
  • Adams claims, "QUOTE" (Adams, 1776).
  • This evidence suggests that life for American women during the Revolutionary era was..., which led Adams to write her letter and argue for...

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