BHS 11th Grade ELA

Suggested Text Resources

Literary

Informational

Letters: Abigail Adams’ letter to John Adams (“Don’t forget the ladies …”): http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?document=278 (L. 1130) Benjamin Banneker’s Letter to Thomas Jefferson (L 1820); Thomas Jefferson’s Letter to Benjamin Banneker (L 1780)

Speeches ● Speech to the Virginia Convention by Patrick Henry

Documents ● Excerpts from Common Sense by Thomas Paine (L 1330) ● Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson ( L 1252) ● Preamble to the Constitution by James Madison (L1930) ● George Washington’s Farewell Address (L1630)

The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Washington Crossing the Delaware (painting)by Emanuel Leutze

Clips from HBO’s John Adams (i.e. Adam’s defense of the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre) John Adams Episode two (Disc two) The Road to Independence (This is an excellent video to accompany the rhetorical analysis of the Declaration of Independence)

Excerpts from: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Poor Richard’s Almanac

To His Excellency General Washington by Phyllis Wheatley