Read the above pictured book.

Ask Mrs. Mebius for a copy of the book.

Keep the objective of this unit activity in mind while reading the book.

What are the origins of American English?
What were some of the  early education methods in the United States?
What role did  education play in forming a national identity of during the early nineteenth century?

Use 10 words  from the book to write a 4  paragraph paper  describing Noah Webster and answering the above questions to show mastery of the unit activity objectives.

1. Pick out 10 defined words from the book to use in your written explanation of the above listed objectives.   Write your words on the lines.  
 ____/30 points  2 points for using the word in your writing  and 1 point for using the word  correctly in a sentence.  

1.___________________________________________________________________

2.__________________________________________________________________        3.___________________________________________________________________        4.___________________________________________________________________        5.___________________________________________________________________        6.___________________________________________________________________        7.___________________________________________________________________        8.__________________________________________________________________

9.___________________________________________________________________        10.__________________________________________________________________

3.  Writing is at least 4  paragraphs.  Neatly written or typed.  
     10 points for each paragraph.      ____________/40 points
    A paragraph but have at least 3 sentences.  

4. What are the origins of American English?
     _____ 10 points

5. What were some of the  early education methods in the United States?
     _____10 points

6. What role did education play in forming a national identity of during the early nineteenth century?    
   _____/10 points