Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Do Now: Today's Constructed Response Question is on your handout. Answer it quickly but carefully, using evidence from the text to support your answer. Remember to follow our format.
Turn the question into a statement. Explain terms and take a postion. "The first example from the text is ...The second example is... "Practice this in each of your classes today, please.
Benjamin Franklin's The Autobiography

 Philadelphia waterfront and Franklin's form of transportation from Boston

Market Street - Franklin's first day in town.
Put yourself in Franklin's place. You are new in town, know no one, and have about $40.00. What's would be the first thing you'd do? What's the first thing he does?
Reading Questions: 
Make a time-line of his activities that first day. What can you infer about him based on his actions.
Homework: Finish the reading excerpts from his autobiography. Mark the text as we have done in class.