important to the American way of life, including our Nine Core Character representative government. Education Values” Honesty, Responsibility, Respect, Integrity, and Cooperation Also discuss the values that further contributed to establishing our nation, including: Freedom and Equality History of the Declaration of Independence - For Student reading entitled, background information, have students read/review the of “Declaration passages in textbooks or excerpts from the article Independence” (Separate entitled Background Information on the middle and senior high “Historical Declaration of Independence” (provided in the readings provided) Background section of this instructional resource guide) Student Handout entitled, about the events in Colonial America that led to the of Independence “Declaration American Revolution. Give special attention to the Questions.” – colonial dissent brought about by Britain’s taxation and governmental control over the colonies. Read the Student Handout entitled, of “Declaration Independence” and have students answer the of Independence Questions.” Separate “Declaration – readings are provided for middle and senior high school students. The questions are the same. Following the reading, review the answers to the questions with the Continue the discussion, by defining rights” (life, liberty, and the pursuit “unalienable of happiness) as contained in the Declaration. (Note: The correct term is rights.” A copyist “inalienable changed the word to “unalienable.”) Ask students to consider if they would be willing to give up these rights or if they would fight for them as the colonists did in 1776. Ask students to consider what would have happened to the colonists, most notably the signers of the Declaration, if they had lost the war with England.
important to the American way of life, including our representative government. Honesty, Responsibility, Respect, Integrity, and Cooperation Also discuss the values that further contributed to establishing our nation, including: Freedom and Equality Nine Core Character Education Values” History of the Declaration of Independence - For background information, have students read/review the passages in textbooks or excerpts from the article entitled “Historical Background Information on the Declaration of Independence” (provided in the Background section of this instructional resource guide) about the events in Colonial America that led to the American Revolution. Give special attention to the colonial dissent brought about by Britain’s taxation and governmental control over the colonies. Read the Student Handout entitled, “Declaration of Independence” and have students answer the “Declaration of Independence – Questions.” Separate readings are provided for middle and senior high school students. The questions are the same. Following the reading, review the answers to the questions with the Continue the discussion, by defining “unalienable rights” (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness) as contained in the Declaration. (Note: The correct term is “inalienable rights.” A copyist changed the word to “unalienable.”) Ask students to consider if they would be willing to give up these rights or if they would fight for them as the colonists did in 1776. Ask students to consider what would have happened to the colonists, most notably the signers of the Declaration, if they had lost the war with England. Student reading entitled, “Declaration of Independence” (Separate middle and senior high readings provided) Student Handout entitled, “Declaration of Independence – Questions.”
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