Washington’s Farewell Address is a great document to use in a common core style lesson in which U.S. History students analyze text. This document touches on topics that resonate with students because students can look at what Washington’s advice was for our nation in 1796 and then judge how in modern times we have, or have not followed this advice. Washington mentioned foreign alliances, public education, political parties, national unity, and the national debt along with other topics. Student