independence

Curriculum Embedded Task
Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Susan Weston
Gary McCormick
3
Average: 3 (1 vote)
History / Social Studies
U.S. History
7, 8, 9, 10
Middle (6-8)
High (9-12)

Students reconstruct the colonial argument for dissolving ties to Great Britain. Main steps of the learning process include:

  • Close reading of the first two paragraphs of the Declaration, with primary attention to the claim about when revolution is justified.
  • Task engagement
  • ...