CONSTITUTION DAY AND CITIZENSHIP DAY LESSON PLAN Social Studies Secondary Senior High School GRADE LEVEL: – – The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution OBJECTIVES: Objectives from the Florida Standards are with FS. The student will identify the U.S. Constitution as the supreme law of the United States. The student will identify the purposes of government and the essential ideas of American constitutional government as presented in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution. The student will analyze and describe key phrases in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution. The student will demonstrate his/her understanding of the Preamble by re-writing it into new, more current language. The student will distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text. (FS) The student will determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions. (FS) The student will integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem. (FS) The student will produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (FS) SUGGESTED TIME: 1-2 class periods DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES: Distribute copies of the reading entitled, Preamble to the U.S. Constitution” “The (provided).
CONSTITUTION DAY AND CITIZENSHIP DAY LESSON PLAN GRADE LEVEL: Social Studies – Secondary – Senior High School The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution OBJECTIVES: Objectives from the Florida Standards are with FS. The student will identify the U.S. Constitution as the supreme law of the United States. The student will identify the purposes of government and the essential ideas of American constitutional government as presented in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution. The student will analyze and describe key phrases in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution. The student will demonstrate his/her understanding of the Preamble by re-writing it into new, more current language. The student will distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text. (FS) The student will determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions. (FS) The student will integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem. (FS) The student will produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (FS) SUGGESTED TIME: 1-2 class periods DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES: Distribute copies of the reading entitled, “The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution” (provided).
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