3rd Grade Social Studies Unit 3

Big Idea:

*Celebrate Freedom Week (Week of September 17 and must include instruction concerning the intent, meaning, and importance of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, the Abolitionist Movement, and Women’s Suffrage) (Texas Education Code 29.907)

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

3.10(A) [Supporting] Identify the purposes of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, including the Bills of Rights

Focus TEKS

3.10(B) [Readiness] describe and explain the importance of the concept of “consent of the governed” as it relates to the functions of local, state, and national government

Ongoing TEKS

3.17(A) [Tools to Know] Research information, including historical and current events, and geographic data, about the community and world, using a variety of valid print, oral, visual, and internet resources

3.17(D) [Tools to Know] Use various parts of a source, including the table of contents, glossary, and index as well as keyword Internet searches, to locate information

3.17(E) [Ways to Show] Interpret and create visuals, including graphs, charts, tables, timelines, illustrations, and maps

3.17(F) [Tools to Know] Use appropriate mathematical skills to interpret social studies information such as maps and graphs

3.18(A) [Ways to Show] Express ideas orally based on knowledge and experiences

3.18(B) [Ways to Show] Use technology to create written and visual material such as stories, poems, pictures, maps, and graphic organizers to express ideas

3.18(C) [Tools to Know] Use standard grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation

3.19(A) [Tools to Know] Use a problem-solving process to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution

3.19(B) [Tools to Know] Use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, identify options, predict consequences, and take action to implement a decision

Student Learning Targets:

• I will identify the intent, meaning, and importance of the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
• I will explain in written form what the word “freedom” means to me.

Essential Questions:

• Why is the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence so important to the U.S.?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: American Legacy, Studies Weekly

District Grading Policy

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