Mistake about Monticello

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rochie13
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Mistake about Monticello

Post by rochie13 » Tue Nov 15, 2011 1:59 pm

Not that this is really that big of a deal, but the History Stories for Children states that the two fronts of Jefferson's house faced north and south. We went onto the official 'Monticello' tourist website (hoping to see an online guided tour, etc.) and found out the the two fronts actually face east and west. :) My ds6 was very proud of himself for catching this mistake. :lol: Good to know he was paying attention!
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annaz
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Re: Mistake about Monticello

Post by annaz » Tue Nov 15, 2011 6:34 pm

That's an impressive mistake to catch!

DD catches typos and grammatical errors in books all... the.... time... :mrgreen:
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Re: Mistake about Monticello

Post by moedertje » Tue Nov 15, 2011 8:27 pm

We just did this activity this week as well and my ds enjoyed it very much. We used a nickel to help as a model and I read that the entrances face northeast and southwest, so that may explain. :D :D
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rochie13
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Re: Mistake about Monticello

Post by rochie13 » Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:26 pm

Thanks! I bet that is the explanation!

While I was on the tourist site, they had a neat guide to Monticello for young learners. Here is the link:
http://www.monticello.org/sites/default ... ello_0.pdf
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