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Article 2: The Declaration of Independence Word Count: 66 Vocabulary: the Declaration of Independence: a document that explains the rights of people High Impact Teaching Strategies: Collaborative learning, Questioning Lesson Plan: 1. Show the video “Rights: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness - 2nd.” Give students a purpose for listening. They should make a note of the main idea and one supporting idea from the video. Have students respond and write all the ideas on the board. Work as a class to find the connections and come to a main idea. Consider watching the video twice. 2. Display the image of the Declaration of Independence, from related media. 3. Read the article. Have students underline the word “rights” each time you read it. 4. Discuss the following questions together. a. What are rights? (Right are freedoms people have; you may need to explain this, as it is not explicitly stated.) b. What are some examples of rights? (Rights are things like life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.) c. What is the purpose of the Declaration of Independence? (It declared our separation from Great Britain. It explains our rights.) d. What do you think the pursuit of happiness means? (being able to do what makes you happy) e. What do you think liberty means? (the ability to move about freely) f. Why are these rights important? (Answers will vary.) 5. Distribute the graphic organizer Declaration of Independence Main Idea Web. Have the students use the article to fill in the bubbles and then write a summary about the Declaration of Independence. 6. Using the “hands-up, pair up” strategy, have students share their summaries. Have the students stand up and put a hand up. When you say, “Go,” students will walk toward a partner whose hand is up. They match up with a high five. Next, the students share their information and put their hands up when they are done. When everyone is ready for another round, say, "Hands up, pair up," and students switch to a new partner. Have students pair and share with one or two partners. 7. Have the students put the organizer in their interactive notebooks. Have the students add anything new they learned from their partners. Article Assessment Questions: 1. What is not a right in the Declaration of Independence?
a. education b. happiness c. liberty d. life
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