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Franklin and Marshall College

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary: Franklin and the American Enlightenment [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay on the Enlightenment as typified in America by Benjamin Franklin.
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Website
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Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary: Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World

For Students 9th - 10th
This attractive, well-designed site, developed to mark the three-hundredth anniversary of Franklin's 1706 birth, tells the story of Franklin's life and accomplishments. Learn how his roots as an ambitious, outspoken teen helped him to...
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Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary: Anatomy of an Autobiography [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
PDF file of a transcript of a lecture delivered by Michael Zuckerman, Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania on the topic of personal writing and autobiography using the "Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" as an example.
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Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary: The Autobiography Project

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Part of a project that culminated in 2006, this site contains great supports for those who are attempting to write about their own lives. Getting started, writing drafts, revising and other topics are all addressed.