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Summary of the Week: Students will learn about important documents of the United States. They will learn what the purpose is for these documents and why they are important to the United States. Standards: N/A Teacher Background Knowledge: N/A Notes for Teacher: ● The sequence of articles in this week is designed to build and support the learning of concepts for students. ● The “hands-up pair-up” activity requires movement. Be sensitive to students who are unable to move freely, and provide other options for this activity. Essential Question: What are the country’s important documents? Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain how important documents affect how the country is run and the freedoms people have. “I Can” Statement: I can explain how important documents affect how a country is run amendments: additions designed to make a document better the Bill of Rights: the first 10 amendments to the Constitution the Constitution: the law of the country the Declaration of Independence: a document that explains the rights of people Language for Social Studies Learning: N/A Critical Thinking Question: How does a document control what people do? Let’s Draw or Write: ● What kind of freedoms would you include in a Classroom Bill of Rights? ● What problems do you think would arise if our country had no Constitution or laws? and the freedoms that people have. Student Edition Vocabulary and Phrases:
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