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How to Use the
U.S. Constitution - Common Core Lessons and Activitiesbook:
• Work through the lessons and activities as a class to teach your students higher-order thinking, analysis, and 21st century skills necessary to meet new Common Core expectations.
• Allow students to work through the lessons independently to build and practice these new skills.
• Include technology, collaboration, presentations, and discussion in the activities as you desire - you can decide how in-depth to go.
• Watch your class develop new abilities to meet the rigor of Common Core State Standards, right before your eyes!
Click
HERE to view sample pages from this book.
Tips:
• Use some of the pages - or use them all - based on your grade, your students, your curriculum, and your needs.
• Use these pages at their current size, or if you prefer them to be 8.5" X 11", enlarge them 125% on your copy machine.
•• To download the graphic organizers labeled "GO" in the Table of Contents click
HERE.
• Use the correlations grid to easily see which Common Core standards are covered in each lesson.
The
U.S. Constitution - Common Core Lessons and Activitiesbook includes:
• Reading for Information
• Higher-Order Thinking
• Writing Problems
• Primary Source Analysis
• Vocabulary
• Graphic Organizers
• Map Activities
• & More!
Here is the Table of Contents for the
U.S. Constitution - Common Core Lessons and Activities book:
Articles of Confederation: Reading Informational Text
Constitutional Correspondence: Compare & Contrast
Virginia Plan v. Hamilton's Plan: Writing
The Great Compromise: Reading Informational Text
Federalists v. Antifederalists: Compare & Contrast
GArticle I: Primary Source Analysis
Purpose of the Constitution: Reading Informational Text & Writing
From Articles to Amendments: Cause & Effect
GConstitutional Vocabulary: Vocabulary
GThe Preamble: Problem-Solution-Results
Separation of Powers: Reading Informational Text
Father of the Constitution: Cause & Effect G
Slavery and Compromise: Reading Informational Text
Ratification of the U.S. Constitution: Map Activity
Bill of Rights Quotes: Comparison of Primary Sources G
Amending the Constitution: Reading Informational Text
A Living Document: Primary Source Analysis
Common Core State Standards Correlations
G: Includes Graphic Organizer
GO: Graphic Organizer is also available 8 1/2" x 11" online download HERE.
(numbers above correspond to the graphic organizer numbers online)