Constitution Day Lesson Plan at National Archives Website
Website: http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/constitution-workshop/index.html
Grade: A
Cost: Free
In the news we hear a lot about constitutional rights and privileges yet unfortunately many Americans do not truly understand the Constitution and far to few people have actually read it. According to the Associated Press In a contest between Americans' knowledge of "The Simpsons" and what they know about the First Amendment, Bart and Homer win hands down. About 1 in 4 Americans can name more than one of the five freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment (freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly and petition for redress of grievances.) But more than half of Americans can name at least two members of the fictional cartoon family, according to a survey.
This lesson plan gives us a good start on changing future generation’s knowledge of the Constitution. It contains everything you need, including downloadable forms of all of the primary source documents. The down side is that is only designed to be taught in two hours where a more detailed study could be helpful but it’s a good start. It’s well worth your time, and the National Archives website is filled with valuable information and thousands of great primary source documents.
Grade: A
Cost: Free
In the news we hear a lot about constitutional rights and privileges yet unfortunately many Americans do not truly understand the Constitution and far to few people have actually read it. According to the Associated Press In a contest between Americans' knowledge of "The Simpsons" and what they know about the First Amendment, Bart and Homer win hands down. About 1 in 4 Americans can name more than one of the five freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment (freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly and petition for redress of grievances.) But more than half of Americans can name at least two members of the fictional cartoon family, according to a survey.
This lesson plan gives us a good start on changing future generation’s knowledge of the Constitution. It contains everything you need, including downloadable forms of all of the primary source documents. The down side is that is only designed to be taught in two hours where a more detailed study could be helpful but it’s a good start. It’s well worth your time, and the National Archives website is filled with valuable information and thousands of great primary source documents.
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10:30 AM
1 Comments:
Given your interest in technological advances, you might like to read the essay, "Why I'm Not Going to Buy a Computer" by Wendell Berry - summarized on my blogspot - "Necessary Therapy". I'd love to read your response.
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