Lesson Plan- Declaration of Independence Rewrite

TEACHER: Miss Gaskill
CLASS & GRADE LEVEL: 8th Grade American History
UNIT: The Revolutionary War
LESSON TOPICS: The Declaration of Independence Rewrite

TYPE OF LEARNING: New
TIME ALLOTMENT: 1 Day

DAY: I day

STANDARD/BENCHMARKS:.
• Explain conditions, actions and motivations that contribute to conflict and cooperation within and among nations.
* Give examples and explain how governments attempt to achieve their stated ideals at home and abroad


OBJECTIVES:
Students will are to compare and contrast the Declaration of Independence of 1776 and the 21st Century Declaration of Independence.
Students will write their own version of the Declaration of Independence.
Students will perform their version of the Declaration of Independence.
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TEACHING MATERIALS:
Overhead
Examples overhead template
Copy of the 21st century rewrite
Declaration of Independence Worksheet


INSTURCTIONAL MATERIALS
1. Hand back blue cards
2. Check the students agendas and stamp blue cards
3. Pass out to each student the copy of the 21st Century Declaration of Independence
4. As a class read through this declaration.
5. Spend about 3 minutes make changes to it. Discuss with the students for about 5-10 minutes about the changes they would make.
6. Now, pull up the Overhead template of the Example. Notify the student that they are to write their own declaration of Independence but it is to be song to a song, show the examples.
7. This is their homework, come up with 2 verses per person (2 people= 4 verses) on their own version of the Declaration of Independence.
8. Students may work with 1 partner but they must have a total of 4 verses
9. Once student, know what the assignment is they are to finish answering the 7 questions about the Declaration of Independence (which is due by the end of class). They are too work on their rewrite and they will present these on Tuesday.

EVALUATION:
Students: Were the students able to compare and contrast the Declaration of Independence of 1776 and the 21st Century Declaration of Independence? How well did the students rewrite their own version of the Declaration of Independence? How well did the students perform their version of the Declaration of Independence?

Teacher: Are the directions clear? How much time is this taking? Are the student just sitting there and not getting? What are they working on? What other question could be asked?