Ihomeschool: Day 97 & 98 Dolley Madison

Day 97 & 98

Dolley Madison 6 x 6 & Documentary

6 Vocabulary

1. Biography: A written account of another person’s life

2. Boarding house: A boarding house is a house in which lodgers rent one or more rooms for one or more nights

3. Courtship: Courtship is the period in a couple’s relationship which precedes their engagement in marriage

4. Daguerreotype: was the first commercially successful photographic process. The image is a direct positive made in the camera on a silvered copper plate. The raw material for plates was called Sheffield plate, plating by fusion or cold-rolled cladding and was a standard hardware item produced by heating and rolling silver foil in contact with a copper support

5. Quaker: The Religious Society of Friends, or Friends Church, is a Christian movement which stresses the doctrine of the priesthood for all believers. Members are known as Friends, or popularly as Quakers. It is made of independent organizations which have split from one another due to doctrinal differences

6. First Lady: The Spouse of the President of the United States is called the First Lady

6 sentences

1. I am writing a biography report on Dolley Madison the “First First Lady”.

2. In 1792, Dolley Madison’s father John Payne died, Dolley’s mother initially made ends meet by opening a successful boarding house.

3. During Dolley Madison’s or (Dolley Payne Todd as she was called back then,) courtship with James Madison, Dolley wrote to her younger sister in Philadelphia to ask if she would come to the wedding but she died of yellow fever before she could receive the letter.

4. One of the most famous and last seen pictures of Dolley Madison was a daguerreotype photograph of her in 1844 when Dolley was 81, the year she passed away.

5. Dolley Madison was born on May 20, 1768 in the Quaker settlement of New Garden (New Jersey.)

6. The First Lady is married to the first gentlemen or the president, Dolley Madison was the first person to use this term exactly, although Dolley was the wife of the fourth president she was the first person to ever bother about her importance to the country and her position in politics.

6 Facts & Details

1. In August 1793, Philadelphia was cursed with a plague called yellow fever which sent Dolley’s mother, first husband Johnny Todd, and her youngest son William Payne Todd to rest in peace.

2. Dolley Madison was often times called “The First First Lady” and or “Queen Dolley.”

3. Dolley Madison married John Todd in 1790; three years later he died of Yellow fever

4. During the war of 1812 when the British attacked Washington D.C, Dolley Madison stayed behind in the white house to save the artifacts and symbols of American History although there hadn’t been a ton of it. She saved the grand portrait of George Washington, the Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence.

5. When James Madison retired from being president, he and Dolley moved to Montpelier plantation in Virginia where they would spend the rest of their life’s together, or at least James’ Madison’s life.

6. When Payne, Dolley’s son, grew up, he did not become a very nice little boy he would lie to his mother and father and keep stealing their money to gamble.

6 Images

6 “Life Achievements” *Hint: think about the Presidential flashcards

1. Saved the American symbols and artifacts in the White House such as the George Washington portrait and the constitution.

2. Was named the “First First Lady” of the United States

3. Was the first first lady to live in the white house

4. Quaker from Philadelphia

5. Dolley was one of the most fashionable ladies in all of America

6. Only first lady taller than her husband

6 Connected People *Identify 6 other people connected to Dolley Madison

1. James Madison

2. Paul Jennings

3. John Todd

4. Payne Todd

5. Benjamin Henry Latrobe

6. Aaron Burr

Biography Report: Intro

Assignment: Write a 3-5 page Word doc Biography Report on Dolley Madison. Report must include:

1. Introduction

2. Young Life & First Marriage

3. Marriage to Madison

4. First Lady & White House

5. After White House/ death

6. Conclusion

Report must also include:

1. Name, date, grade

2. Cover Page with Title

3. Page numbers

4. Images

5. Worked Cited Page

6. Correct spelling and grammar

Math: 2 pages + 2 pages

LA Book: 1 page + 1 page

Weather Poems: “What is Weather” & “Clouds”

“Clouds”

When I look up at the sky,

And look at the magnificent clouds,

They tell a story and are interesting to me,

When I look up at the clouds.

The Cirrus clouds say how do you do,

With each little puff of white fluff,

They say they are happy and you should be too,

When I look up at the clouds.

The stratus clouds protect me,

Laying a blanket right over my head,

They remind me that I am safe here,

When I look up at the clouds.

The Cumulus clouds make me feel strong and brave,

As I look at their fluffy white muscles,

They tell me to push as far as I can,

When I look up at the clouds.

When I look up at the clouds,

I think of great memories,

Because the clouds are love,

The love up above,

And the clouds will take care of me

What is Weather?

Whether the weather is hot,

Or whether the weather is cold,

Whether the weather is snowy,

And this story’s already been told!

Weather is the conditions,

Of the Earth every day!

The weather conditions are different though,

In every single way!

Some days are sunny and warm with a few white clouds in the sky!

Some days are wet and rainy with gray clouds, (they always make me want to sigh) haaaaaaaaa

Some days are snowy and cold with ice and sleds and skates,

And some days are leafy I guess you could say where you have to pull out the rakes!

This is Weather!

Weather Log:

Sophie’s weather log: January 11, 2012, It’s sunny and the snow is melting, no rain, and barely any snow, the temperature is in the 40’s and there are no clouds.

WCSH6 weather report: Good morning! A dry but much colder day today. Highs will be mostly in the 20s after highs around 40 yesterday. A storm will move up the east coast tonight and pass through the gulf of Maine tomorrow. Look for snow that will mix at times inland with sleet and freezing rain. It will likely change to rain along the coast and far south. Expect hazardous travel for the morning commute for southern-central Maine and New Hampshire moving into eastern Maine around noon. (SEE SNOWFALL MAP.) Check back for updates. Friday rain showers with pockets of freezing rain in the morning will change to snow showers during the afternoon and very gusty winds will kick in as well. Very cold air will pour in from Canada for Saturday through Monday!! Have a good day!

January 12, 2012: Weather log

Sophie’s weather report: A big storm today with a whole bunch of snow, this is not good snowman making snow though, it is more like sugar snow which is fun to make snow angels in and go skiing but I wouldn’t recommend playing outside today. There is no rain, no sun, and gray stratus clouds that are covering the whole sky!

WCSH6 weather report: Feels like 15 degrees but is actually 26 with wind at 13 mph. There is a snow rain mixture to day with 88% humidity and a lot of snow!

Dad’s Birthday: Made “sit-upons” and cards and cupcakes.