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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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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?

Adams was writing to other women in the American colonies.

Adams was writing to her husband, John Adams, who will become the 2nd President of the United States.

Adams was writing to Parliament, the legislative branch of the British government.

Adams was writing to the people of the newly formed United States government.

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Applying Knowledge: What was Abigail Adams’ point of view?

Adams' point of view was that American women did not have representation under colonial governments.

Adams' point of view was that American women deserved greater rights than American men.

Adams' point of view was that American husbands used their power to protect and make their wives happy.

Adams' point of view was that American women were on the brink of rebellion against their tyrranical husbands.

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Applying Knowledge: What was the purpose, or the reason why Abigail Adams took the time to write this all out?

Abigail Adams' purpose was to declare her allegiance to King George III of England, even though her husband was in active rebellion against the British crown to prove herself as a Loyalist.

Abigail Adams' purpose was to declare her independence from husband in the first colonial divorce of the seventeenth centruy due to his unjust rule over her.

Abigail Adams' purpose was to criticize her husband for supporting the American Revolutionary cause and leaving her at home to take care of their children and household.

Abigail Adams' purpose was to warn her husband that he and the other Founding Fathers needed to recognize women in creating a new government otherwise they, too, woud rebel like the American colonists did.

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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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Exit Ticket: Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4:

1 - I need to seek out extra help from someone else.

2 - I need to find resources and relearn on my own.

3 - I understood the lesson on my own, and should pass on the knowledge!

4 - I was able to successfully explain and help someone else’s understanding.

Unit 1.7 Homework: Remember the Ladies

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

Unit 1.7 Homework: Remember the Ladies

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!

In your own words, what is the Historical Context of Abigail Adams' 1776 letter to John Adams?

Applying Knowledge: Who was the intended audience that Adams was writing to?

Applying Knowledge: What was Abigail Adams’ point of view?

Applying Knowledge: What was the purpose, or the reason why Abigail Adams took the time to write this all out?

Exit Ticket: Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4:

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?

In your own words, what is the Historical Context of Abigail Adams' 1776 letter to John Adams?

Applying Knowledge: Who was the intended audience that Adams was writing to?

Applying Knowledge: What was Abigail Adams’ point of view?

Applying Knowledge: What was the purpose, or the reason why Abigail Adams took the time to write this all out?

Exit Ticket: Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4: