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Burning Washington: Dolley Madison's Historical Letter
Students review and discuss War of 1812, analyze the taking of Washington and the personal feelings of Dolley Madison by reading and discussing her famous letter to her sister, and respond to Dolley Madison in a one or more page letter...
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African American Education in Virginia During the Jim Crow Era
Students read and analyze a letter writtine by Dolley Madison. They evaluate a cartoon. They evaluate portraits of Dolley and James Madison. They create an earlier version of the original letter based on the information they have gathered.
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Dolley Madison and the War of 1812
Young scholars read a letter that Dolley Madison wrote in 1814. They discuss her predicament with advancing troops and imagine what her personality was like. They compare the letter to a political cartoon and discuss its tone.
National First Ladies' Library
Dolley The Hero
Students engage in a instructional activity that focuses on the events of the War of 1812. They conduct research using a variety of resources that includes the internet. Students then find images on the internet and then draw one of the...
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The Life of Dolley Madison
Students research the life of Dolley Madison through selected website pages. They read a timeline, letters and background information and view images. They choose 10 events from her life and fill in a chart.