Thomas Jefferson Fascinating Facts • Thomas Jefferson was a fine violinist He played the violin when he took breaks while writing the Declaration of Independence • The name Monticello means “little mountain” in Italian • Jefferson did not seat people at his dinner table according to their ranks He considered every person at the table equal Genre Nonfiction Comprehension Skill Summarize Text Features • • • • Captions Glossary Map Headings Scott Foresman Social Studies ISBN 0-328-14837-7 ì