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ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Benjamin Franklin’s Years in London, by Joan Paterson Kerr
Guiding Questions
Benjamin Franklin
Teacher-to-Teacher
In school, we often portray Benjamin Franklin as a somber, intellectual scientist, but his life was truly more than that – he had a humorous, very social side. This collection offers a more well-rounded view of Franklin.
- Benjamin Franklin’s Years In London (December 1976 | Volume: 28, Issue: 1) articles_ah
- Portrait of Benjamin Franklin historical_images
Contents
Recommended Instructional Tasks
- TASK 1. Wrestle with the Argument
- TASK 3. Unpack the Points
- TASK 6. Word Wall
- TASK 7. Close Reading - Focus Question
- TASK 8. Analyze and Compare Author Purpose
- TASK 9. Close Reading: Rhetorical Devices
- TASK 10. Question the Author
- TASK 11. Identifying Expository Structures
- TASK 13. Form/Content/Context
- TASK 15. Word Matrix