U.S. Constitution: Common Core Lessons & Activities

U.S. Constitution: Common Core Lessons & Activities

How to Use the <b>U.S. Constitution - Common Core Lessons and Activities</b>book:<br /> Work through the lessons and activities as a class to teach your students higher-order thinking, analysis, and 21st century skills necessary to meet new Common Core expectations. <br /> Allow students to work through the lessons independently to build and practice these new skills. <br /> Include technology, collaboration, presentations, and discussion in the activities as you desire - you can decide how in-depth to go. <br /> Watch your class develop new abilities to meet the rigor of Common Core State Standards, right before your eyes! <br /><br />Tips: <br /> Use some of the pages - or use them all - based on your grade, your students, your curriculum, and your needs. <br /> Use these pages at their current size, or if you prefer them to be 8.5" X 11", enlarge them 125% on your copy machine. <br /> To download the graphic organizers labeled "GO" in the Table of Contents click HERE.<br /> Use the correlations grid to easily see which Common Core standards are covered in each lesson. <br /><br />The <b>U.S. Constitution - Common Core Lessons and Activities</b>book includes: <br > Reading for Information<br /> Higher-Order Thinking<br /> Writing Problems<br /> Primary Source Analysis<br /> Vocabulary<br /> Graphic Organizers<br /> Map Activities<br /> & More! <br /><br />Here is the Table of Contents for the <b>U.S. Constitution - Common Core Lessons and Activities</b> book:<br /><b>Articles of Confederation:</b> Reading Informational Text<br /><b>Constitutional Correspondence: </b>Compare & Contrast<br /><b>Virginia Plan v. Hamilton s Plan: </b>Writing<br /><b>The Great Compromise: </b>Reading Informational Text<br /><b>Federalists v. Antifederalists: </b>Compare & Contrast <b>G</b><br /><b>Article I: </b>Primary Source Analysis<br /><b>Purpose of the Constitution: </b>Reading Informational Text & Writing<br /><b>From Articles to Amendments: </b>Cause & Effect <b>G</b><br /><b>Constitutional Vocabulary: </b>Vocabulary <b>G</b><br /><b>The Preamble: </b>Problem-Solution-Results<br /><b>Separation of Powers: Reading Informational Text<br /><b>Father of the Constitution: </b>Cause & Effect <b>G</b><br /><b>Slavery and Compromise: Reading Informational Text<br /><b>Ratification of the U.S. Constitution: </b>Map Activity<br /><b>Bill of Rights Quotes: </b>Comparison of Primary Sources <b>G</b><br /><b>Amending the Constitution: </b>Reading Informational Text<br /><b>A Living Document: </b>Primary Source Analysis<br />Common Core State Standards Correlations<br /><br /><b>G:</b> Includes Graphic Organizer<br /><b>GO: </b>