The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Lesson Plan

Read the Introduction, and Chapters 1-4, or up to:

So I din'd upon cod very heartily, and continued to eat with other people, returning only now and then occasionally to a vegetable diet. So convenient a thing is it to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for everything one has a mind to do.

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2.d
   Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1.c
   Propel conversations by posing and responding to questions that relate the current discussion to broader themes or larger ideas; actively incorporate others into the discussion; and...