Excerpt from "Letter on Thomas Jefferson"

After the Declaration of Independence was written, a politician wondered why such a historic document was trusted to the mind of a 33 year-old. In a "Letter on Thomas Jefferson," John Adams responded. Here is a list of some of the words he used to defend the choice.

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 6 Unit 3's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Don't ban peanuts at school, Penny Problem, Should Dodge Ball Be Banned, Most Dangerous 'Sport', High School Football, Letter on Thomas Jefferson, E-Readers Catch Younger Eyes, The Pros and Cons of Social Networking, Social Networking's Good and Bad Impacts, Are social networking sites good, The First Americans