A Letter From the Second Continental Congress
· Write “The Second Continental Congress” under the tenth domino of their Cause-and-Effect Title Page
CREATING THE LETTER AND ENVELOPE
· Use one small envelope and a copy of the Second Continental Congress organizer
· You will be writing a business letter from John Adams to George Washington, urging him to accept the nomination as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.
· Even though Washington was in attendance at the Second Continental Congress, pretend the letter was sent to his home in Mount Vernon, Virginia.
· Point of view in a letter is extremely important. How might Adams persuade Washington to take the job?
· All stamps receive a postmark by the post office so they cannot be used again. This is how the Federal Government ensures that a stamp has been cancelled and cannot be reused so that citizens will pay a tax on the purchase of a new stamp.
· This letter was mailed from Philadelphia after the Second Continental Congress began on May 10, 1775.
· After you write your letter and address the envelope, you should design a stamp related to an event in American history that pre-dates the Second Continental Congress and draw it on the envelope.
· The letter and envelope can be stored in your project folders until you are ready to construct their interactive book at the end of the unit.
· Write “The Second Continental Congress” under the tenth domino of their Cause-and-Effect Title Page
CREATING THE LETTER AND ENVELOPE
· Use one small envelope and a copy of the Second Continental Congress organizer
· You will be writing a business letter from John Adams to George Washington, urging him to accept the nomination as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.
· Even though Washington was in attendance at the Second Continental Congress, pretend the letter was sent to his home in Mount Vernon, Virginia.
· Point of view in a letter is extremely important. How might Adams persuade Washington to take the job?
· All stamps receive a postmark by the post office so they cannot be used again. This is how the Federal Government ensures that a stamp has been cancelled and cannot be reused so that citizens will pay a tax on the purchase of a new stamp.
· This letter was mailed from Philadelphia after the Second Continental Congress began on May 10, 1775.
· After you write your letter and address the envelope, you should design a stamp related to an event in American history that pre-dates the Second Continental Congress and draw it on the envelope.
· The letter and envelope can be stored in your project folders until you are ready to construct their interactive book at the end of the unit.