Charter of Privileges and the Promotional Descriptions of Pennsylvania
This lesson will use the student’s introductory knowledge of William Penn to begin a language arts lesson examining some of his writing. This lesson will teach students how to write persuasively as well as understand what rules governed the new inhabitants of Pennsylvania. It will do so by reading William Penn’s promotional descriptions of Pennsylvania and the Charter of Privileges. The lesson will culminate in the students writing their own persuasive essay on a new territory they will be settling; their essay must persuade the reader to want to live there based on the privileges granted. If time permits, students can vote on which territory would be the best option and why that particular essay persuaded them the most.