In this unit...
Students will understand that...
The past affects the present.
Individuals make a difference.
A democratic society is based on individuals rights, freedoms, and responsibilities.
Students will keep considering the following questions:
What is freedom?
How can we learn from the past?
How does leadership impact our community and the United States?
Students will work on the following skills/concepts:
the purposes of our Founding Documents are to organize our government and state the rights that protect the citizens of the United States.
“consent of the governed” means that the people give the government their power and the people can also change the government.
good citizens exhibit many important characteristics.
Students will be skilled at:
describing how the Founding Fathers and historical and contemporary figures have contributed to our country and exemplified good citizenship.
researching information from a variety of resources.
organizing information and creating visuals.
interpreting oral, visual, and print material.
using new vocabulary when communicating.
sequencing and categorizing information.
expressing ideas orally.
Critical Vocabulary
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
U.S. Constitution
Unit 4 Test - Friday, December 9th
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