Thomas Jefferson- Module 4

What does the word declaration mean?

• Something stated or made known in an official way
• Independence
• having freedon

Who is in the picture?

• Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Edison
• Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams
• John Adams, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson

What are they reading in the picture?

• Harry Potter
• a draft of the Declaration of Independence
• The Newspaper

There are many papers on the floor in the foreground of the picture.  What might those papers be?

• draft of the Star Spangled Banner 
• old newspaper articles
• draft of the Declaration of Independence

The caption says they were reviewing a draft of the Declaration of Independence. Why were there many drafts of the Declaration?

• There were many drafts because they wanted to get their signature perfect on the page.
• There were many drafts because they wanted to make sure it was exactly what they wanted to express in England.
• There were many drafts because they didn't know how to write and it was too sloppy.

What do you think mightier means?  What words from the text make you think so?

• Mightier means stronger.  The clues from the text are "famous" and "influential".
• Mightier means hard.  The words from the text are "tough" and "large".
• Mightier means enormous.  The words from the text are "big" and "strong"

The text says, "For Thomas Jefferson, the pen truly was mightier than the sword."  How could the pen be mightier than the sword?

• The pen was a special pen that had an extremely sharp tip and could be used as a weapon. 
• The pen allowed Jefferson to write famous and influential words that were stronger than fighting.
• The pen was extremely famous and worth a lot of money.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all mean are created equal."Use details to determine what self-evident means.

• Self-evident means obvious or unmistakable.
• Self-evident means to do it on your own.
• self-evident means equal.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all mean are created equal."What is the main point of this sentence from the Declaration of Independence?  Use words from the text.

• The main point of the text is creating the truth to be self-evident.
• The main point of this text is being truthful.
• The main point of this sentence is that "all men are created equal."

What word does the author use to describe Thomas Jefferson?

• studious
• lazy
• unreliable