Lesson Plan

The Declaration of Independence: From Rough Draft to Proclamation

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Learners examine and analyze an unknown document (Jefferson's original rough draught of The Declaration). In this document analysis lesson, students compare the rough draught with the first printed version and work in pairs to analyze the changes. Learners discuss the implications to the government based on the wording in the final Declaration.

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