4th grade reading lesson on using artifacts/primary sources to infer character traits of a person from history. Aligned to MA Curriculum Frameworks ELA Standard: RL 3 -- describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (W 1 – Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a view with reasons and information; W 8 – Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources, take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources; W 9 – Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research).
