Content Standards
11.1 Students analyze the significant events in the founding of the nation and its attempts to realize the philosophy of government described in the Declaration of Independence.
1. Describe the Enlightenment and the rise of democratic ideas as the context in which the nation was founded.
2. Analyze the ideological origins of the American Revolution, the Founding Fathers’ philosophy of divinely bestowed unalienable natural rights, the debates on the drafting and ratification of the Constitution, and the addition of the Bill of Rights.
3. Understand the history of the Constitution after 1787 with emphasis on federal versus state authority and growing democratization.
1. Describe the Enlightenment and the rise of democratic ideas as the context in which the nation was founded.
2. Analyze the ideological origins of the American Revolution, the Founding Fathers’ philosophy of divinely bestowed unalienable natural rights, the debates on the drafting and ratification of the Constitution, and the addition of the Bill of Rights.
3. Understand the history of the Constitution after 1787 with emphasis on federal versus state authority and growing democratization.
Big Ideas1. Enlightenment ideals, such as those put forth by Locke, Rousseau, and Montesquieu
2. Colonization and the Relationship with England 3. Declaration of Independence 4. Constitutional Convention and Drafting of the Constitution 5. State versus Federal Authority and growing Democratization Unit Assessments1. Student Exam, consisting of matching Enlightenment thinkers with their ideas, and explaining how these ideas challenged or supported power structures.
2. Write an in-class essay, minimum 5 paragraphs, discussing the struggles of the early Jamestown Colony and the role of John Smith. 3. Draw a road map to the revolution, identifying 10 causes of the revolution, with a minimum of 3 pictures depicting corresponding cause. 4. Students get into groups representing the three branches, then respond to topics based on teacher - given motivations. Students must then compete with each other, and block each others moves, representing the checks and balances system. |
Essential Historical Questions1. What was the Enlightenment, and in what ways did it challenge current power structures?
2. What were the causes of the Revolution? How did enlightenment thinkers influence the Revolution? 3. What is ratification? And what was required prior to ratification? 4. What are the 3 Branches of Government and their powers? 5. What is Checks and Balances? 6. How did the Enlightenment influence the Declaration of Independence? 7. What does the Declaration of Independence say? 8. What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence? 9. What were the challenges faced by the settlers at Jamestown in forming a colony in the New World? 10. What powers does the U.S. Constitution give to the Federal Government? 11. What powers does the U.S. Constitution give to the State Governments? Common Core Standards1. Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, connecting insights gained from specific details to an understanding of the text as a whole.
2. Determine the central ideas of information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationship among the key details and ideas. 3. Evaluate various explanations for actions of events and determine which explanation best accords with textual evidence, acknowledging where the text leaves matters uncertain 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including analyzing how an author uses and refines the meaning of a key term over the course of a text. 5. Evaluate authors differing points of view on the same historical event or issue by assessing the authors claims, reasoning, and evidence. 6. Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media. 7. Integrate information from diverse sources, both primary and secondary, into a coherent understanding of an idea or event, noting discrepancies among sources. |
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