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Burning Washington: Dolley Madison's Historical Letter Lesson Plan

Burning Washington: Dolley Madison's Historical Letter Lesson Plan

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Burning Washington: Dolley Madison's Historical Letter

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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 as her sister.

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dolley madison, primary sources, war of 1812, social studies

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3rd - 8th

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Social Studies & History

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