The Declaration of Independence Pt I Paraphrased - Matching Activity
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Grade Levels
9th - 12th
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Standards
CCSSRI.11-12.8
CCSSRI.11-12.9
CCSSRI.11-12.10
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2 pages
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Description
Students can work collaboratively or independently to read and annotate excerpts from Pt. 1 of The Declaration of Independence. Then, students identify the matching paraphrases and cut & paste below the corresponding excerpt. I would suggest modeling the first excerpt for your students.
Total Pages
2 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
50 minutes
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Standards
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CCSSRI.11-12.8
Delineate and evaluate the reasoning in seminal U.S. texts, including the application of constitutional principles and use of legal reasoning (e.g., in U.S. Supreme Court majority opinions and dissents) and the premises, purposes, and arguments in works of public advocacy (e.g., The Federalist, presidential addresses).
CCSSRI.11-12.9
Analyze seventeenth-, eighteenth-, and nineteenth-century foundational U.S. documents of historical and literary significance (including The Declaration of Independence, the Preamble to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address) for their themes, purposes, and rhetorical features.
CCSSRI.11-12.10
By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 11-CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.
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