Declaration of Independence

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Procedures:

  1. Provide some background. Develop the problem concerning whether or not the principles in Declaration are realizable: Are the key ideas in the Declaration practiced in the U.S.? If so or if not, how does this affect our relationship with government? Are the ideals in the Declaration realizable?
  2. Read the first two paragraphs of the Declaration of Independence to the students as they follow along. Present the five key phrases to the students.
  3. Divide the class into groups of 3-4 and distribute the phrases and subsequent questions/assignments listed below.
  4. Following the individual group presentations, recap major points that were made during the discussions and group presentations.

Specific directions for each group are below.

Group One

Group Two

Group Three

Group Four

Group Five

Center for Technology and Teacher Education, University of Virginia, This module was created by David Nicholson University of Virginia