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The Declaration of Independence in Six Parts

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Everyone knows that the Declaration of Independence is important, but what does it actually say? Members of American history classes analyze the Founding Fathers' arguments against British tyranny and for a more perfect union with a document that delineates each section as an assertion, proof, or an appeal, with sections for learners to elaborate.

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Concepts

the declaration of independence, the united states constitution, the american revolution, summarizing, arguments

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

Have learners work on the assignment periodically as relevant passages come up in your unit on the Declaration of Independence
Encourage class members to finish sections independently and then compare to their peers to see the summaries contain the same information

Classroom Considerations

Part of a larger unit on the Declaration of Independence, but works well as an independent assignment
Complex wording in the primary source may need some explaining in direct instruction

Pros

Makes a great interdisciplinary assignment between language arts and social studies
Includes the entire original text as well as scaffolding frames

Cons

Does not include instructions

Common Core

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