Day 2
Learning Targets: Students will be able to....to
- Trace the evolution of government in the English colonies to explain American colonists’ expectations for self-rule.
- Explain how democratic ideals are reflected in the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
Opener: Declaration Introduction
Why would a bunch of ordinary farmers and merchants risk their lives to break away from the largest, wealthiest, and most powerful empire in the world?
Activity #1 - Declaration Translation - With a partner, complete the activity linked below. Record your responses in your notebook.
Activity #2: Skills Instruction (Document Analysis). Below is the a basic analytical format that we will use to introduce each of the required primary source documents for the course.
ASAP - Historical Documents
Author - What do we know about the author? How does this shape the document?
Setting - What is the context? What was happening during this time that might have influenced the author?
Audience - Who was this intended for? How might this have shaped the language of the document?
Purpose - What did the author hope the document would accomplish?
Close: N-50 - Social Contract
Long Definition: An unwritten agreement between citizens and government that states that
citizens agree to surrender some of their freedoms in exchange for protection of their life, liberty,
and property.
Short Definition:
Examples:
Non-Examples:
Related Terms:
Long Definition: An unwritten agreement between citizens and government that states that
citizens agree to surrender some of their freedoms in exchange for protection of their life, liberty,
and property.
Short Definition:
Examples:
Non-Examples:
Related Terms:
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