THE STUDENT DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE American History/Social Studies UNIT: American Revolution LEARNING TARGETS Students will know that the Declaration of Independence has three main parts: A preamble identifying rights of the people and responsibilities of the government, a list of grievances, and a formal declaration of independence from the authoritative body. Students will understand that the ideals set forth by the Founding Fathers in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are still alive within contemporary American government. Students will demonstrate interpersonal and small-group skills by working cooperatively on the creation of their own Declaration of Independence. Initiation/Opening Time Hook 3 min Trial, governments are looked at as huge, unchangeable, and permanent structures in societies. As we read through & listen to the Declaration of Independence, we will see that this is not always the case. When the will of the people is continually ignored, the people have the duty to overthrow that oppressive government. As students in public school, do you ever feel oppressed and ignored? (Ask for volunteers to share) Context 10 min Now remember back to the previous lesson about all of the abuses that the British government committed against the colonists. (Ask for volunteers to recap Boston Tea Party and Intolerable Acts). Today we are going to participate in a warp lesson” We will be writing our own “time – Declarations of Independence and drawing upon the original document for inspiration and guidance. You may want independence from work, your parents, school, your brothers or sisters, pop music, fashion clothes, bad summer movies, your friends, or a bad habit; the list is endless. Find your despotic dictator and write your declaration against him, her, or it. First, you will be split up into four groups. Each group will be given a section of the declaration of independence to become on. These groups will fill out worksheets that: 1) state “experts”
THE STUDENT DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE American History/Social Studies UNIT: American Revolution LEARNING TARGETS Students will know that the Declaration of Independence has three main parts: A preamble identifying rights of the people and responsibilities of the government, a list of grievances, and a formal declaration of independence from the authoritative body. Students will understand that the ideals set forth by the Founding Fathers in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are still alive within contemporary American government. Students will demonstrate interpersonal and small-group skills by working cooperatively on the creation of their own Declaration of Independence. Initiation/Opening Hook governments are looked at as huge, unchangeable, and permanent structures in societies. As we read through & listen to the Declaration of Independence, we will see that this is not always the case. When the will of the people is continually ignored, the people have the duty to overthrow that oppressive government. As students in public school, do you ever feel oppressed and ignored? (Ask for volunteers to share) Context Now remember back to the previous lesson about all of the abuses that the British government committed against the colonists. (Ask for volunteers to recap Boston Tea Party and Intolerable Acts). Today we are going to participate in a “time warp lesson” – We will be writing our own Declarations of Independence and drawing upon the original document for inspiration and guidance. You may want independence from work, your parents, school, your brothers or sisters, pop music, fashion clothes, bad summer movies, your friends, or a bad habit; the list is endless. Find your despotic dictator and write your declaration against him, her, or it. First, you will be split up into four groups. Each group will be given a section of the declaration of independence to become “experts” on. These groups will fill out worksheets that: 1) state Time 3 min 10 min Trial,
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