Daily Lessons for Teaching The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: Introduction The Introduction for The Adams-Jefferson Letters provides an overview of the correspondence between them and background information about both men. This lesson is about the importance of an Introduction in non-fictional literature.

1) 1) Class Discussion: What is the main purpose of an Introduction in a non-fiction book? Why might an Introduction be particularly relevant for a historical book? Does the class think that an overview...
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