The Letters of John and Abigail Adams Groups

MarcoRafael V.VeroniqueMonique

1

SofiaNelsonKikeFiorella

2

SamiraEduardoFuad H.Jose

3

RodrigoGaboLeanaArielle

4 &5

MarianneAlexandraGabyAdolfo

6

Juan CarlosFernandoNataliaFernanda

7

FutchAedenAlessiaFuad A.

8

Jean LucVanessaDiegoHilanne

9 & 10

MaddieAlexiaMichelleRafael L.

11

AndreaAnastasiaMaria FernandaTony

12

Reading Assignments

1. Classical Parallels2. Prayers at the Congress3. The First Scene of the Infernal Plot Disclosed4. Dr. Franklin5. Prejudice in Favor of New England6. The Building Up a Great Empire7. These Colonies are Free and Independent

States8. Reflections on the Declaration of

Independence9. The Declaration. Smallpox. The Grey Horse10. Do My Friends Think I have Forgotten my

Wife and Children?11. Smallpox. The Proclamation for

Independence Read Aloud.

Presentation

1. As a small group read your letter(s)2. Divide the group up into the following

jobs:1. Find specific examples of rhetorical devices and explain why

they are important to the passage as a whole.2. Define words or ideas that are important (example: small pox or

terms that are in the footnotes). Make sure to explain their importance.

3. Write a script summarizing the letter in YOUR OWN WORDS.4. Put together a power point presentation with your group’s

information. Make sure to following proper formatting of a power point***

3. At the end of the period turn in a piece of paper stating who is responsible for each job.

4. Presentations should be 5 minutes in length.

Proper Power Point Layout

1. Each slide should focus on ONE topic

2. Each slide should have an appropriate title

3. Each slide should have a picture4. Information should be in bullet

points NOT paragraph format5. Slides should use different layouts6. There should be a Works Cited page

at the end of the presentation.

DUE DATES

Group ResponsibilitiesMon. Sept. 13

Email power points to Ms. Dickson AND Ms Davis

Tues. Sept. 21st

Presentations Wed. Sept. 22nd

Post-Presentation Quiz

This will be over the information shared by your classmates during their presentations.

It is important that you understand the following from each of the presentations:

1. The rhetorical devices in each of the letters.

2. The main idea of each of the letters.

QUIZ WILL BE ON THURS. SEPT. 23