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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
How was Benjamin Franklin able to leverage his popularity in London to affect change in the colonies?
How did propaganda play a role in Franklin’s efforts to advocate for the colonists’ various causes in England?
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
- Franklin’s Epitaph historical_documents
- Benjamin Franklin at the Court of France historical_images
- The Royal Academy of Farting historical_documents
- Copley Medal historical_documents
- William Franklin historical_images
- Magna Britannia historical_images
- “Plan for Attaining Moral Perfection” from the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin historical_documents
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