About This Lesson
Students read the Declaration of Independence, decide if it was courageous, then analyze famous courageous acts. Aligned to Common Core State Standard: RL.11-12.2
Grade Level
Grades 9-12
Resource Type
Lesson Plan
Standards Alignment
Common Core State Standards
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Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.
Reviews
2.5
2 Reviews
cduncanevans
September 26, 2012
vvoundy
May 20, 2013
The lesson is designed to introduce the enlightenment period, but you have to already have built some background for students.
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I really liked this lesson! I loved the link between the Declaration and courage - I hadn't thought of really drawing that principle out. I really loved the discussion questions, and the examples of courageous acts. I made some changes - we have a 45 minute US History class, so we only read up to the grievances. As students read I paused and asked them some check for understanding questions. Also, I noticed that the assessment wasn't included as part of the word document, so I wasn't able to see that part of it.