Log 12 Abigail Adams
As we end our short tour of Revolutionary era writers, stopping to take a look at the mind and heart of Abigail Adams provides fitting closure. We well know the great authors of our American Revolutionary period from history class; its good to meet another enlightened mind in Mrs. Adams. Her contribution to her husbands and family’s life and her role as a thinker command our attention.
Log Assignment
Read the introduction to Adams and then read “Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams, March 31, 1776.”
First, write your initial reaction to the letter.
Next, review the structure of the argument in her letter.
Give, in brief outline form,your organization and identify rhetorical devices you see her using, such as wording, acknowledgments, tone, appeal, supporting points, etc.
“Kurtz, Jenifer, ed. American Literature I: An Anthology of Texts from Early America Through the Civil War. “
