5th Grade Declaration of Independence Inquiry Why Do Countries Declare Independence? Second Continental Congress, The Declaration of Independence, 1776. © istock / © lawcain. Supporting Questions What are the two big philosophical ideas in the Declaration of Independence? What grievances did the colonists have with King George III? How does the Declaration of Independence make an argument for independence? How do declarations of independence from trial places in the Western Hemisphere compare with the United States Declaration of Independence? 5th Trial Declaration of Independence Inquiry Why Do Countries Declare Independence? The political systems of the Western Hemisphere vary in structure and organization New York State Social 5.6 GOVERNMENT: Studies Framework across time and place. Key Ideas & Practices Gathering, Using, and Interpreting Evidence Comparison and Contextualization Part 1: Teacher facilitates a breakup letter activity and discussion to introduce the structure of the Declaration of Independence. Staging the Question Part 2: Students complete pre-read predictions in a think-pair-share activity. Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 Supporting Question 4 What are the two big What grievances did the How does the Declaration How do declarations of philosophical ideas in the colonists have with King of Independence make an independence from trial Declaration of George III? argument for countries in the Western Independence? independence? Hemisphere compare with the United States Declaration of Independence? Formative Formative Formative Formative Performance Task Performance Task Performance Task Performance Task Summarize the two big Rank the grievances that Rewrite the argument made philosophical ideas of colonists described in part 2 by the colonists in the
5th Grade Declaration of Independence Inquiry Why Do Countries Declare Independence? Second Continental Congress, The Declaration of Independence, 1776. © istock / © lawcain. Supporting Questions What are the two big philosophical ideas in the Declaration of Independence? What grievances did the colonists have with King George III? How does the Declaration of Independence make an argument for independence? How do declarations of independence from places in the Western Hemisphere compare with the United States Declaration of Independence? 5th Declaration of Independence Inquiry Why Do Countries Declare Independence? New York State Social Studies Framework Key Ideas & Practices 5.6 GOVERNMENT: The political systems of the Western Hemisphere vary in structure and organization across time and place. Gathering, Using, and Interpreting Evidence Comparison and Contextualization Staging the Question Part 1: Teacher facilitates a breakup letter activity and discussion to introduce the structure of the Declaration of Independence. Part 2: Students complete pre-read predictions in a think-pair-share activity. Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 Supporting Question 4 What are the two big philosophical ideas in the Declaration of Independence? What grievances did the colonists have with King George III? How does the Declaration of Independence make an argument for independence? How do declarations of independence from countries in the Western Hemisphere compare with the United States Declaration of Independence? Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Summarize the two big philosophical ideas of Rank the grievances that colonists described in part 2 Rewrite the argument made by the colonists in the trial Trial trial
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