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Second Read
• Reread the letter to answer these text-dependent questions.
• Write any additional questions you have about the text in your Reader/Writer Notebook.
3. Craft and Structure: Based on your understanding of the Declaration of Independence, what is a synonym for declaration?
4. Key Ideas and Details: Cite details in the text that explain why Jefferson was appointed to write the Declaration of Independence.
my Notes
5. Key Ideas and Details: What can you infer about the type of person or politician Samuel Adams was based on the letter? Cite evidence in the text in your response.
Working from the Text
6. Use the graphic organizer to help you analyze the tone and style of Adams’s letter. Provide evidence from the text of Adams’s specific diction and use of precise nouns and verbs.
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Read and Connect
Look for examples of formal and informal styles used
in your independent reading book. In what context is
each style used? Who is the speaker? Who is the audience? What is the subject under discussion? How does the tone compare to that of “Letter on Thomas Jefferson”? Record the examples and the answers to these questions in your Reader/Writer Notebook.
What is the purpose of the letter?
What are some examples of Adams’s formal style?
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