Burning Washington: Dolley Madison’s Historical Letter
About | K-12
Objectives | Materials Needed | Procedures
| Assessment
Materials :
- copies
of Dolley Madison’s letter to her sister (can be found at http://moderntimes.vcdh.virginia.edu/madison/exhibit/washington/letters/082314.html
for each student
- background
materials on the War of 1812 to facilitate discussion (Overview of the
Washington Years from VCDH, Textbooks, Smithsonian summary of the War)
- Chalk
board/Chalk or white board
- each
student needs paper/pencil to write the
letter
- tea,
non-lined paper, matches (optional)
Center
for Technology and Teacher Education,
University of Virginia, This module was created by Nicole
Colavito, University
of Virginia