Unit: 2 - American Beginnings Lesson: Our English Heritage Objectives: TSWBAT - Explain how the Enlightenment and English legal and political traditions/institutions impacted the development of law and government in American society. (CE.C&G.1.2)
Essential Question: What are the principles of the Magna Carta?(limited government, rule of law, individual rights, shared power) Do we see these principles in American democracy today?
Key Questions: #1 - In what ways does the United States derive its heritage from the United Kingdom/England? #2 - What are four major principles contained in the Magna Carta? (Bonus: Describe how we see each in our government today.) Lesson Sequence:
Unit: 2 - American Beginnings Lesson: Our English Heritage Objectives: TSWBAT - Explain how the Enlightenment and English legal and political traditions/institutions impacted the development of law and government in American society. (CE.C&G.1.2)
Essential Question: What are the principles of the Magna Carta?(limited government, rule of law, individual rights, shared power) Do we see these principles in American democracy today?
Key Questions: #1 - In what ways does the United States derive its heritage from the United Kingdom/England? #2 - What are four major principles contained in the Magna Carta? (Bonus: Describe how we see each in our government today.) Lesson Sequence:
Unit: 2 - American Beginnings Lesson: Our English Heritage Objectives: TSWBAT - Explain how the Enlightenment and English legal and political traditions/institutions impacted the development of law and government in American society. (CE.C&G.1.2)
Essential Question: What are the principles of the Magna Carta?(limited government, rule of law, individual rights, shared power) Do we see these principles in American democracy today?
Key Questions: #1 - In what ways does the United States derive its heritage from the United Kingdom/England? #2 - What are four major principles contained in the Magna Carta? (Bonus: Describe how we see each in our government today.) Lesson Sequence:
Unit: 2 - American Beginnings Lesson: The English Colonies Objectives: TSWBAT - Describe how geographic diversity influenced economic, social, and political life in colonial North America. TSWBAT - Elaborate on the emergence of an American identity
Essential Question: How did the colonies' geography influence its economic, social, and political life in colonial North America?
Key Questions: #1 - How did geography shape the Southern, Middle, and New England colonies? #2 - What region had a greater emphasis on education? Lesson Sequence:
Activator - Honors Course Criteria (note: phones, laptops, organization, respecting instructional time, and the classroom)...binder check Friday.
Unit: 2 - American Beginnings Lesson: The English Colonies Objectives: TSWBAT - Describe how geographic diversity influenced economic, social, and political life in colonial North America. TSWBAT - Elaborate on the emergence of an American identity
Essential Question: How did the colonies' geography influence its economic, social, and political life in colonial North America?
Key Questions: #1 - How did geography shape the Southern, Middle, and New England colonies? #2 - What region had a greater emphasis on education? Lesson Sequence:
Unit: 2 - American Beginnings Lesson: The English Colonies Objectives: TSWBAT - Describe how geographic diversity influenced economic, social, and political life in colonial North America. TSWBAT - Elaborate on the emergence of an American identity
Essential Question: How did the colonies' geography influence its economic, social, and political life in colonial North America?
Key Questions: #1 - How did geography shape the Southern, Middle, and New England colonies? #2 - What region had a greater emphasis on education? Lesson Sequence:
Unit: 2 - American Beginnings Lesson: The Birth of a Democratic Nation Objectives: TSWBAT - Identify the significant events that lead the 13 Colonies to revolt against their mother country and, subsequently, push for revolution.
Essential Question: When is revolt and revolution justified? Essential Question: What events are responsible for the Colonists’ gradual transformation from loyalists to revolutionaries?
Unit: 2 - American Beginnings Lesson: The Birth of a Democratic Nation Objectives: TSWBAT - Identify the significant events that lead the 13 Colonies to revolt against their mother country and, subsequently, push for revolution. Essential Question: When is revolt and revolution justified? Essential Question: What events are responsible for the Colonists’ gradual transformation from loyalists to revolutionaries?
Key Questions: #1 - In your opinion, what was the most significant event that drove colonists towards declaring independence? #2 - Taking the perspective of the British, what is your opinion of the colonists? Lesson Sequence:
Closer - Were the colonists justified in their rebellion against England?
Day 8
Objectives: TSWBAT - Identify the significant events that lead the 13 Colonies to revolt against their mother country and, subsequently, push for revolution. Essential Question: When is revolt and revolution justified? Essential Question: What events are responsible for the Colonists’ gradual transformation from loyalists to revolutionaries?
Key Questions: #1 - In your opinion, what was the most significant event that drove colonists towards declaring independence? #2 - Taking the perspective of the British, what is your opinion of the colonists? Lesson Sequence:
Objectives: TSWBAT - Identify the significant events that lead the 13 Colonies to revolt against their mother country and, subsequently, push for revolution. Essential Question: When is revolt and revolution justified? Essential Question: What events are responsible for the Colonists’ gradual transformation from loyalists to revolutionaries?
Key Questions: #1 - In your opinion, what was the most significant event that drove colonists towards declaring independence? #2 - Taking the perspective of the British, what is your opinion of the colonists? Lesson Sequence:
Remediation -- Students to complete incomplete assignments
Colonial Region Advertisement, Citizenship Pamphlet, Timeline of Revolutionary Events, Magna Carta, etc
Fun Friday Reward - The Patriot
Day 10
Objectives: TSWBAT - Identify the significant events that lead the 13 Colonies to revolt against their mother country and, subsequently, push for revolution. Essential Question: When is revolt and revolution justified? Essential Question: What events are responsible for the Colonists’ gradual transformation from loyalists to revolutionaries?
Key Questions: #1 - What are two ways the Articles of Confederation created a weak central government? #2 - Explain the significance of Shays' Rebellion. Lesson Sequence:
Objectives: TSWBAT - Identify the significant events that lead the 13 Colonies to revolt against their mother country and, subsequently, push for revolution. Essential Question: When is revolt and revolution justified? Essential Question: What events are responsible for the Colonists’ gradual transformation from loyalists to revolutionaries?
Key Questions: #1 - What are two ways the Articles of Confederation created a weak central government? #2 - Explain the significance of Shays' Rebellion. Lesson Sequence:
Unit: 2 - American Beginnings Lesson: Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation Objectives: TSWBAT - Describe the sequence of events that ultimately led the Colonists to declare independence from Great Britain. Essential Question: What were the major underpinnings of the Articles of Confederation? Key Questions: #1 - What powers did the AOC give the national government? #2 - What powers did the national government lack under the AOC?
Unit: 2 - American Beginnings Lesson: Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation Objectives: TSWBAT - Describe the sequence of events that ultimately led the Colonists to declare independence from Great Britain. Essential Question: What were the major underpinnings of the Articles of Confederation? Key Questions: #1 - What powers did the AOC give the national government? #2 - What powers did the national government lack under the AOC?
Unit: 2 - American Beginnings Lesson: US Constitution - Creating a Constitution Objectives: TSWBAT - Identify the failures of the Articles of Confederation and list the roadblocks and their compromises that led to the US Constitution. Essential Question: Was the Constitution necessary for the survival of our republic? Key Questions: #1 - How did The Great Compromise appease both big states and small states? #2 - How did the Three-Fifths Compromise appease southern states and, to a lesser-extent, northern states? Lesson Sequence:
Unit: 2 - American Beginnings Lesson: US Constitution - Creating a Constitution Objectives: TSWBAT - Identify the failures of the Articles of Confederation and list the roadblocks and their compromises that led to the US Constitution. Essential Question: Was the Constitution necessary for the survival of our republic? Key Questions: #1 - How did The Great Compromise appease both big states and small states? #2 - How did the Three-Fifths Compromise appease southern states and, to a lesser-extent, northern states? Lesson Sequence:
Unit: 2 - American Beginnings Lesson: US Constitution - Constitutional Structure & Principles Objectives: TSWBAT - Analyze and Identify the principles and ideas underlying American democracy via the US Constitution. Essential Question: How did the US Constitution correct the issues that existed under the Articles of Confederation; yet also safeguard against tyranny? Key Questions: #1 - What were the contrasting viewpoints of the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists?
#2 - What are the underlying principles of the US Constitution? Lesson Sequence:
Unit: 2 - American Beginnings Lesson: US Constitution - Constitutional Structure & Principles, Day 2 Objectives: TSWBAT - Analyze and Identify the principles and ideas underlying American democracy via the US Constitution. Essential Question: How did the US Constitution correct the issues that existed under the Articles of Confederation; yet also safeguard against tyranny? Key Questions: #1 - What were the contrasting viewpoints of the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists? #2 - What are the underlying principles of the US Constitution? Lesson Sequence:
Unit: 2 - American Beginnings Lesson: US Constitution - Constitutional Structure & Principles, Day 2 Objectives: TSWBAT - Analyze and Identify the principles and ideas underlying American democracy via the US Constitution. Essential Question: How did the US Constitution correct the issues that existed under the Articles of Confederation; yet also safeguard against tyranny? Key Questions: #1 - What were the contrasting viewpoints of the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists? #2 - What are the underlying principles of the US Constitution? Lesson Sequence:
Unit: 2 - American Beginnings Lesson: US Constitution - Constitutional Structure & Principles, Day 2 Objectives: TSWBAT - Analyze and Identify the principles and ideas underlying American democracy via the US Constitution. Essential Question: How did the US Constitution correct the issues that existed under the Articles of Confederation; yet also safeguard against tyranny? Key Questions: #1 - What were the contrasting viewpoints of the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists? #2 - What are the underlying principles of the US Constitution? Lesson Sequence:
01 - Our English Heritage 02 - The English Colonies 03 - The Birth of a Democratic Nation 04 - The Nation's First Government 05 - Creating & Ratifying the Constitution 06 - The U.S. Constitution: Structure & Principles 07 - The N.C. Constitution