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Mr. Verlin Overbrook High School October 27, 2015. Benjamin Banneker and “Letter to Thomas Jefferson”. Do Now: Vocabulary. Copy the following words to your notebooks and use your cell phone to reference their definitions. Fortitude Tyranical Abhorrence. Objectives:.
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Mr. Verlin Overbrook High School October 27, 2015 Benjamin Banneker and “Letter to Thomas Jefferson”
Do Now: Vocabulary • Copy the following words to your notebooks and use your cell phone to reference their definitions. • Fortitude • Tyranical • Abhorrence
Objectives: • Students will be able to describe Benjamin Banneker’s argument about freedom for African Americans to Thomas Jefferson in order to draft an essay explaining what being a good American is means.
Focus Lesson: Benjamin B.… • Direct Instruction • Analogy: a comparison made between two different things to show similarity. • Argument from analogy: compares two things and concludes that because certain things are similar in some respects, the two will be similar in others. • Guided Practice: “Excerpts from a Letter…” (handout)
Focus Lesson: Benjamin B.… • Small Groups: divide into 4 groups, write at least 3 sentences on the following and report out: • Group 1: What does Banneker use to describe his view of "the world" toward African Americans (1st paragraph)? • Group 2: What makes him proud (3rd paragraph)? • Group 3: What words does Banneker use to parallel the Rev. War and A. Americans pursuit of freedom (4th and 5th paragraphs)? • Group 4: What words does Banneker use to make the case for African American freedom and whose were they (5th paragraph)?