Founding Documents of the United States
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Step 5 - Bill of Rights Slideshow
Your final slideshow is due on Monday, May 11 at the beginning of class. Between now and then, complete the survey that guides you in checking over and revising your final slideshow. The survey will ask you the following.
Check for Basic Requirements
Check for Basic Requirements
- Do you have a title slide with a title and your name?
- Do you present all 10 Amendments?
- For each Amendment...
- Do you provide the number of the Amendment?
- Do you provide the real text for the Amendment?
- Do your summarize and explain the Amendment in your own words?
- Do you provide a picture that does a great job of representing the Amendment?
- Does each Amendment summary explain the Amendment in a way that an 8th grader can understand? See the comments I sent you.
- Throughout the slideshow, does your writing have correct...
- Sentence structure?
- Capitalization?
- Punctuation?
- Spelling?
- Due Monday, May 11 by the beginning of class - The final Amendments Slideshow. This should be a completely revised and super great slideshow.
- Due Wednesday, May 6 by the beginning of class - Title slide and slides for Amendments 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.
- Due Monday, May 4 by the beginning of class - Title slide and slides for Amendments 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.
- Due Thursday, April 30 by 3:00 - Title slide and slides for Amendments 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
- Due Tuesday, April 28 by 3:00 - Title slide and slides for Amendments 1 , 2, 3 and 4.
- Due Friday, April 24 - Title slide and slides for Amendments 1 and 2.
- For this step, you will need to create a slideshow with 11 slides. The first slide is the title slide. The next 10 slides should represent each of the 10 amendments listed in the Bill of Rights. For each amendment, you need to create a slide that...
- states the number of the Amendment,
- provides the real text for the Amendment,
- summarizes the Amendment in your own words,
- shows a picture that you feel does a great job of representing the Amendment.
- Oh... The title slide should present the title for your slideshow and your name.
Step 4 - Read The Bill of Rights
- For this step, you will need to read over The Bill of Rights document found here. As you read, use this Google Doc to write down any words that you do not know the meaning of. You do not need to define the words that you do not know. You just need to create a list of the words that you do not know the meaning of.
Words You Don't Know due on Tuesday, April 21 by 3:00 pm.
Step 3 - Understanding the reasons for wanting independence.
Step 2 - Read over the reasons for wanting independence.
Read over of reasons is due on Monday, April 20 prior to class.
Preamble Summary is due on Thursday, April 16 by 3:00 pm.
Step 1 - The Preamble of The Declaration of Independence
To begin our exploration of the founding documents, we will start with the Preamble of The Declaration of Independence.
To begin our exploration of the founding documents, we will start with the Preamble of The Declaration of Independence.
Brief Explanation of The Preamble
"These are the lines contemporary Americans know best: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness.” These stirring words were designed to convince Americans to put their lives on the line for the cause. Separation from the mother country threatened their sense of security, economic stability, and identity. The preamble sought to inspire and unite them through the vision of a better life." (archives.org)
"These are the lines contemporary Americans know best: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness.” These stirring words were designed to convince Americans to put their lives on the line for the cause. Separation from the mother country threatened their sense of security, economic stability, and identity. The preamble sought to inspire and unite them through the vision of a better life." (archives.org)
Preamble Summary is due on Thursday, April 16 by 3:00 pm.