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The Declaration of Independence in Six Parts

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Everyone knows that the Declaration of Independence is important, but what does it actually say? Members of American history classes analyze the Founding Fathers' arguments against British tyranny and for a more perfect union with a document that delineates each section as an assertion, proof, or an appeal, with sections for learners to elaborate.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
the declaration of independence, the united states constitution, the american revolution, summarizing, arguments
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Additional Tags
social studies
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Instructional Ideas
  • Have learners work on the assignment periodically as relevant passages come up in your unit on the Declaration of Independence
  • Encourage class members to finish sections independently and then compare to their peers to see the summaries contain the same information
Classroom Considerations
  • Part of a larger unit on the Declaration of Independence, but works well as an independent assignment
  • Complex wording in the primary source may need some explaining in direct instruction
Pros
  • Makes a great interdisciplinary assignment between language arts and social studies
  • Includes the entire original text as well as scaffolding frames
Cons
  • Does not include instructions