The assignment for this lesson is to write a short letter to your (fictional) cousin in Great Britain in which you argue for the colonies independence. Your letter should
make specific references to the reasoning and evidence in Henry's speech or Paine's
text.
You should have created a draft of this assignment in the writing activity called
"Prepare an Argument." If you didn't complete that activity, you should go back and
do so now. If you have already completed the draft, continue to the next page to
start revising.)
This writing assignment focuses on the following skills:
• Establishing a claim
• Providing relevant evidence
• Addressing the counterclaim(s) )