Self-Command: Ben Franklin's "Moral Perfection"
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Self-Command: Ben Franklin's "Moral Perfection"

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      Subject English Language Arts — Reading Standards for Fiction • Social Studies — US Government
      Grade Level Grades 9-12
      Resource Type Handout, Worksheet
      Standards Alignment
      Common Core State Standards
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      Attribution Non-commercial NoDerivative

      CC (BY-NC-ND)

      About This Lesson

      What personal virtues are necessary for a self-governing people? Consider the virtues of self-command and self-respect by reading "The Project for Moral Perfection" by Benjamin Franklin (pdf below). Then, visit the following links for additional resources, including a study guide, biographical information and video discussions of Franklin's story with historian Wilfred M. McClay and editors Amy A. Kass, Leon R. Kass, and Diana Schaub. 

      Aligned to Common Core State Standards: RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3

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      Franklin_Project_for_Moral_Perfection.pdf

      Handout, Worksheet
      February 12, 2020
      534 KB
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      Project_for_Moral_Perfection_Study_Guide.pdf

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      February 12, 2020
      520.28 KB
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      Standards

      Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
      Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.1
      Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
      Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.2
      Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
      Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.3

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