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High Impact Teaching Strategies: Collaborative Learning, Multiple Exposures, Setting Goals Lesson Plan: 1. Show students the video “The Declaration of Independence.” Ask students to listen for what the Declaration of Independence is. 2. Put the students in groups and have them discuss their ideas. 3. Have students listen to the video a second time and make a list of the important points related to the Declaration of Independence. 4. Have students share their ideas with a partner or small group. 5. Share, as a class, to create one list. Points from the video are: a. In the summer of 1776, a committee was appointed by the Continental Congress to write the Declaration of Independence. b. The purpose of the declaration was to tell the king of England that the colonists wanted to govern themselves. c. The committee chose Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence. d. Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, and the committee discussed and revised it. e. The first part of the Declaration explains how people have rights that can’t be taken away (inalienable). f. The second part says King George didn’t respect those rights. g. The Declaration was read to colonies, and almost all people approved of the language. h. Congress voted on July 2, 1776, at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. i. The Declaration of Independence was officially signed on July 4, 1776. j. It was signed by 56 delegates from 13 states. k. We celebrate our country's independence on the Fourth of July. 6. Set a purpose for reading the article (to understand the importance of the Declaration of Independence): Ask students to mark the important points in the text. 7. Read the article together. The important points are: a. The Declaration of Independence is an important document for the United States. b. It was written by Thomas Jefferson. c. It established the United States as an independent nation. d. The Declaration of Independence explains the purpose of government. e. The purpose of government is to protect the life, liberty, and happiness of its citizens. f. The new government would be founded on these principles. 8. Ask students to compare the information from the two sources (the video and the article). 9. Have students summarize the main ideas of each source. 10.Have students explain how the important points support the main idea. 11.Hand out the Important Documents graphic organizer. 12.Give students time to add information to the graphic organizer.
Important Documents | Week 9
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