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from Poor Richard’s Almanack. Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin. Got his start as a printer as an apprentice to his brother Used the name “Silence Dogood ” to satirize daily life and politics in Boston Considered to be the “First American Humorist”
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from Poor Richard’s Almanack Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin • Got his start as a printer as an apprentice to his brother • Used the name “Silence Dogood” to satirize daily life and politics in Boston • Considered to be the “First American Humorist” • Retired from printing business at 42 to devote himself to science • Responsible for inventing the lightning rod, bifocals, and a new type of stove • Is best remembered for his career in politics • Played an important role in drafting the Declaration of Independence and Constitution • P. 138
Poor Richard’s Almanack • Contained practical information about the calendar, the sun and the moon, and the weather • Featured homespun sayings and observations • Franklin put an aphorism at the top or bottom of most pages • These sayings allowed Franklin to include many moral messages in very little space • Franklin created a fictitious author/editor for this publication, the chatty Richard Saunders
Aphorism • Short sayings with a message • Statement that is really quotable; it makes a profound point in a simple, easily remembered way • What does Winnie the Pooh mean in this cartoon?
Activity • Read pages 146-148 • Discuss the different aphorisms collected by Benjamin Franklin • Complete the Aphorism Scenarios Worksheet • Complete the Ben Franklin Bumper Sticker Worksheet