Both essays are challenging for 9th and 10th grade students due to sentence structure and vocabulary. Students read the letter in pairs taking turns reading out loud and listening. They answered questions in pairs.
Students read independently and answered questions.
Class discussion of the answers followed. Students brainstormed the ideas each man presented in his writing. Ideas were recorded in student notes and on large sheet of paper for class use. Students were shown an overhead of a sample essay outline by structure. A rough draft of the body paragraphs was turned in and evaluated by a peer.