New Jersey’s First Constitution, 1776 Grade level: 4-8 Creator: New Jersey Center for Civic Education, Rutgers University, Piscataway Objectives: Students will be able to explain the content and impact of the provisions of New Jersey’s 1776 Constitution regarding the electorate, the branches of government, and the protection of individual rights. New Jersey Core Content Social Studies Standards 6.1.4.A.3 Determine how and the good” have influence “fairness,” “equality,” “common change at the local and national levels of U.S. government 6.1.4.A.9 Compare and contrast responses of individuals and groups, past and present, to violations of fundamental rights. 6.1.4.A.11 Explain how the fundamental rights of the individual and the common good of the country depend upon all citizens exercising their civic responsibilities at the community, state, national, and global levels. 6.1.4.D.4 Explain how key events that led to the creation of the United States and the state of New Jersey. 6.1.4.D.5 Relate key historical documents (i.e., the Declaration of Independence…) to present day government and citizenship. 6.1.8.A.2.a Determine the roles of religious freedom and participatory government… 6.1.8.A.2.b Explain how and why government structures developed, and determine the impact of these early structures on the evolution of American politics and institutions 6.1.8.A.2.c Explain how race, gender, and status affected… political opportunities Common Core ELA Standards RI.4.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. RI.4.3 Explain events…ideas or concepts in a historical…text. RI.4.4 Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text RI.4.5 Describe the overall structure of events, ideas, concepts RI.4.8 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text. RI.1.10 Read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies… W.4.1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. W.4.2 informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
New Jersey’s First Constitution, 1776 Grade level: 4-8 Creator: New Jersey Center for Civic Education, Rutgers University, Piscataway Objectives: Students will be able to explain the content and impact of the provisions of New Jersey’s 1776 Constitution regarding the electorate, the branches of government, and the protection of individual rights. New Jersey Core Content Social Studies Standards 6.1.4.A.3 Determine how “fairness,” “equality,” and the “common good” have influence change at the local and national levels of U.S. government 6.1.4.A.9 Compare and contrast responses of individuals and groups, past and present, to violations of fundamental rights. 6.1.4.A.11 Explain how the fundamental rights of the individual and the common good of the country depend upon all citizens exercising their civic responsibilities at the community, state, national, and global levels. 6.1.4.D.4 Explain how key events that led to the creation of the United States and the state of New Jersey. 6.1.4.D.5 Relate key historical documents (i.e., the Declaration of Independence…) to present day government and citizenship. 6.1.8.A.2.a Determine the roles of religious freedom and participatory government… 6.1.8.A.2.b Explain how and why government structures developed, and determine the impact of these early structures on the evolution of American politics and institutions 6.1.8.A.2.c Explain how race, gender, and status affected… political opportunities Common Core ELA Standards RI.4.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. RI.4.3 Explain events…ideas or concepts in a historical…text. RI.4.4 Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text RI.4.5 Describe the overall structure of events, ideas, concepts RI.4.8 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text. RI.1.10 Read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies… W.4.1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. W.4.2 informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
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