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Unit Plan

Understanding the Declaration of Independence

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Help pupils actively read the Declaration of Independence with a variety of activities in the resource. They storyboard and participate in a skit, an activity where they translate the Declaration of Independence, and respond to short-answer writing questions.

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CCSS: Designed
Concepts
the declaration of independence, american history, the united states, the united states government
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Additional Tags
social studies
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Instructional Ideas
  • Flip the class by assigning some of the handout activities as homework
  • Differentiate for English learners by providing an extended deadline for them to complete their projects
Classroom Considerations
  • Requires learners to understand how to use storyboards
Pros
  • Includes questions that require higher order thinking skills
  • Provides handouts that include directions, fill-in-the-blank questions, and writing activities
Cons