8th Grade: Unit 3

CQ: What is significant about the Declaration of Independence?

CQ: What is significant about the Declaration of Independence?

Staging the Compelling Question

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Supporting Question 1:

Why did the Founders write the Declaration of Independence? (SHEG) 

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Supporting Question 2: 

How did the Declaration of Independence break the social contract with the British government?

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Supporting Question 3: 

The Ideals of the Declaration: Which is the Most Important? (DBQ Project: Civics)

Teacher Guide | DBQ Project

Supporting Question 4: 

Was the Declaration of Independence hypocritical? 

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Summative Performance Task

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Taking Informed Action

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