Examine the structure, content, and consequences of the Declaration of Independence.
| Course Number1111 |
Course Title222 |
| 2100010: | M/J United States History (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current)) |
| 2100015: | M/J United States History & Career Planning (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2019, 2019 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current)) |
| 2100020: | M/J United States History Advanced (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current)) |
| 2100025: | M/J United States History Advanced & Career Planning (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2019, 2019 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current)) |
| 7821026: | Access M/J United States History and Career Planning (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2019, 2019 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current)) |
| 2100035: | M/J United States History Digital Technologies (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018 (course terminated)) |
| 7821025: | Access M/J United States History (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current)) |
| 2100045: | M/J United States History & Civics (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current)) |
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Description |
| Principles of the Constitution Lesson Plan | This is a lesson plan about the seven principles of the Constitution.
The purposes of this lesson are as follows:
To help students understand the primary principles and ideals behind our Constitutional form of government, some of the authors, documents and people involved in developing and promoting these ideals and principles, as well as recognizing examples of these ideals and principles in our history as a nation. |
| Declaring Independence (Lesson 3 of 3) | This lesson concludes the Declaring Independence unit. Students will apply through writing, what they have learned about the structure, content, and principles in the Declaration of Independence. |
| Declaring Independence (Lesson 2 of 3) | In this lesson, students will examine the original text of the Declaration of Independence. This is Lesson 2 of 3 in the Declaring Independence unit. |
| Declaring Independence (Lesson 1 of 3) | In this lesson, students will use primary sources to examine the principles of indidividual rights and consent of the governed. They will be introduced to the structure and content of the Declaration of Independence. This is Lesson 1 of 3 in the Declaring Independence unit. |
| Mayflower Compact to the U.S. Constitution | In this lesson plan, students will take a Gallery Walk with a partner to identify how four colonial-era founding documents: the Mayflower Compact, Common Sense, Declaration of Independence, and the U.S. Constitution, have influenced the ideals and principles of our U.S. government and impact our daily lives. Students will trace the foundational principles from each primary source and answer questions on a Graphic Organizer. Each group will present their analysis to the class with an oral or digital presentation. |
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Description |
| Middle School Source Analysis: Rhetorical Appeals in the Declaration of Independence | In this activity, designed for use in the debate classroom, students will use prior knowledge of ethos, logos, and pathos to analyze the grievances in the Declaration of Independence and classify the rhetorical appeals in each.
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| British Policies and Colonial Concerns Tic Tac Toe | This Tic Tac Toe activity is intended to allow students the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of British policies and colonial concerns of the American Revolutionary period. |
| Understanding Common Sense | Student will first examine quotes from the pamphlet, Common Sense, written by Thomas Paine in 1775-1776. Students will look on the influence it had on the U.S. Declaration of Independence in 1776. Students will have the opportunity to see how the document Common Sense influenced the Declaration of Independence. |
