Distribute copies of the reading entitled, Preamble to the U.S. Constitution” “The (provided). Read the section, Purpose of the Lesson, and consider the objectives of the lesson. Ask students to then read the section, What Do You Think the Purpose of Government Should Be? Working with a partner, students should read the three questions and discuss possible answers. They should be encouraged to examine their own experiences and to form reasoned opinions. Have several pairs share their responses with the class. Have students read the final section, What Does the Preamble Say? Ask them why the first words of the Preamble are so important. Emphasize to the students that in our country, the power of government belongs to the people. Pass out copies of the assignment entitled, Activity” “Problem-Solving (provided). Organize the class into six groups and assign each group one of the phrases from the Preamble. Follow the directions on the problem-solving activity. Allow students to use references including dictionaries, encyclopedias, textbooks, and online resources to help them in answering the three questions on the assignment. Ask each to make a brief presentation to the class on the phrase in the Preamble they studied. OPTIONAL: You may wish to have each develop a skit that portrays its assigned phrase. Each group should present its skit and the rest of the class should guess which phrase of the Preamble is being portrayed. Each group should present its skit before it discusses its answers to the questions in the activity. AND/OR Each group may draw a picture depicting the phrase of the Preamble that is being represented. The rest of the class should guess which phrase of the
Distribute copies of the reading entitled, “The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution” (provided). Read the section, Purpose of the Lesson, and consider the objectives of the lesson. Ask students to then read the section, What Do You Think the Purpose of Government Should Be? Working with a partner, students should read the three questions and discuss possible answers. They should be encouraged to examine their own experiences and to form reasoned opinions. Have several pairs share their responses with the class. Have students read the final section, What Does the Preamble Say? Ask them why the first words of the Preamble are so important. Emphasize to the students that in our country, the power of government belongs to the people. Pass out copies of the assignment entitled, “Problem-Solving Activity” (provided). Organize the class into six groups and assign each group one of the phrases from the Preamble. Follow the directions on the problem-solving activity. Allow students to use references including dictionaries, encyclopedias, textbooks, and online resources to help them in answering the three questions on the assignment. Ask each to make a brief presentation to the class on the phrase in the Preamble they studied. OPTIONAL: You may wish to have each develop a skit that portrays its assigned phrase. Each group should present its skit and the rest of the class should guess which phrase of the Preamble is being portrayed. Each group should present its skit before it discusses its answers to the questions in the activity. AND/OR Each group may draw a picture depicting the phrase of the Preamble that is being represented. The rest of the class should guess which phrase of the
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