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Understanding the Declaration of Independence

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Help pupils actively read the Declaration of Independence with a variety of activities in the resource. They storyboard and participate in a skit, an activity where they translate the Declaration of Independence, and respond to short-answer writing questions.

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Concepts

the declaration of independence, american history, the united states, the united states government

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

Flip the class by assigning some of the handout activities as homework
Differentiate for English learners by providing an extended deadline for them to complete their projects

Classroom Considerations

Requires learners to understand how to use storyboards

Pros

Includes questions that require higher order thinking skills
Provides handouts that include directions, fill-in-the-blank questions, and writing activities

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Common Core

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