About This Lesson
This Grade 11 Mini-Assessment is based on an excerpt (527 words) from Thomas Jefferson’s first inaugural address in 1801. This informational text is considered seminal, meaning the text was instrumental in impacting future events or viewpoints in American history. Jefferson’s Inaugural Address is a text worthy of students’ time to read and also meets the expectations for text complexity at Grade 11. Assessments aligned to the CCSS will employ quality, complex texts such as this one.
