democracy

Defining Andrew Jackson: Political Patriot or Military Dictator

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Jan Powell
Brian Sirmans
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History / Social Studies
9, 10, 11
High (9-12)

The focus of this module is the Jacksonian Democracy period. Andrew Jackson was in some eyes a military dictator. Students will decide if he used his executive power to be a dictator or if he really contributed to the growth of the nation. Content in this module is a portion of a unit on...

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Government of the People

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Laura Billings
Terry Roberts
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History / Social Studies
9, 10
High (9-12)

This module asks 9th and 10th grade students to read two famous speeches regarding the rights and responsibilities of citizens in a democracy. Students are challenged to closely analyze these speeches in terms of language structure and democratic ideals.

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