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Think about the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence with your budding historians. They analyze the importance of historical documents by examining several famous documents, and then they complete activities that check their understanding of the documents. Also included is an activity that breaks up the Preamble and pairs motions with certain phrases to help learners remember it. 

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the bill of rights, constitutional amendments, the declaration of independence

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bill of rights, declaration of independence, ccss.ela-literacy.11-12.9, social studies
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Grade
7th - 11th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
4 days
Instructional Strategy
Research

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