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The New Nation Unit PlanThe New Nation Unit Plan
Publisher
Annenberg Foundation
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Duration
2 hrs
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The New Nation

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  • America's History in the Making—About the Course
  • Text Chapter: Unit 6—The New Nation
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  • The New Nation—Themes
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The conclusion of the American Revolution brought about a new conflict—choosing the stye of government for the newly formed United States. Using the views of both Federalists and Anti-Federalists, learners work in pairs and groups to reflect upon the challenges that came with forming a free republic from scratch. Lesson six of a 22-part program covering America's history provides video clips, cartoons, and primary sources to help learners analyze and present how the cornerstone of American democracy was formed. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

causes of the american revolution, the american revolution, american democracy, ratification of the united states constitution, the federalists and anti-federalists, the bill of rights

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Create a large Venn diagram for activity three and place it in front of the room for the class discussion
  • Assign students a number in each group and roll a die or choose a card to select which one talks for the group in each activity

Classroom Considerations

  • Includes overhead projector and transparencies in the lesson; adjust for today's technology accordingly

Pros

  • Contains printable worksheets and materials for classroom use
  • Resource provides questions for reflection during the video clips 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.3 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3

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