The Unit Organizer
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NAME
DATE
BIGGER PICTURE
Can you pursue happiness any way you want?
2
LAST UNIT/Experience
1
Colonial America
8
UNIT SCHEDULE
5
CURRENT
UNIT
CURRENT
UNIT
3
Unit 2: Celebrate Freedom Week
UNIT MAP
Unit 2 Organizer and Study Guide
John, Paul, George, & Ben (book)
NEXT UNIT/Experience
American Independence
The Declaration of
Independence
FRAME Historic Documents
How Americans have the
responsibility to use the
Constitution to protect their
rights by . . .
The Impact of the
First Amendment to
the Constitution
FRAME Unalienable Rights
FRAME The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights Hand Signs
(Mnemonic or Memory Device)
Freedom Writing (Acrostic Poem)
Review Games – Not-So-Trivial
Pursuit & Nerf Sports
Unit 2 Quiz with Analysis and
Annotations
The
Unalienable
Rights of
Americans
1. How do Americans guarantee their unalienable rights?
2. How much of a responsibility do we as citizens have in protecting our rights and the
rights of other people?
3. How much responsibility does the government have in protecting the rights of its
citizens?
Examine
Compare & Contrast
Analyze
Describe
Identify
Key Historical
Considerations:
- Context
- Perspective
- Consequence
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UNIT
7
The U.S. Bill of
Rights
RELATIONSHIPS
UNIT SELF-TEST
QUESTIONS
“1776” – The Musical
(Selections from the Story)
analyzing
The Influence of
Ideas from Historical
Political Documents
The Unit Organizer
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Unit 2: Celebrate Freedom Week
NAME
DATE
Expanded Unit Map
The Declaration of
Independence
Opening Statement
- Self-Evident Truth
- Equality of Men
(and women, too)
- Rights come from
the Creator
- Unalienable Rights
of Life, Liberty, and
Pursuit of
Happiness
- Security of Rights
- Government is
necessary
- Power to be used,
not abused
- Justification for
using power comes
from the consent of
the people
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New Unit
Self-Test
Questions
The Influence of
Ideas from Historical
Political Documents
How Americans have the
responsibility to use the
Constitution to protect their
rights by . . .
The Impact of the
First Amendment to
the Constitution
The U.S. Bill of
Rights
The
Unalienable
Rights of
Americans
Three Documents
- Magna Carta (1215)
- Mayflower Compact
(1620)
- English Bill of Rights
(1689)
The Natural Rights
- John Locke
- Life
- Liberty
- Property
The Unalienable Rights
- Thomas Jefferson
- Life
- Liberty
- Pursuit of Happiness
Purpose of the U.S. Constitution
and Bill of Rights
- Limit Government Influence and
Power
10 Additional
Statements added to the
Constitution concerning:
1. Expression
2. Arms
3. Quartering
4. Search & Seizure
5. Due Process
6. Public Trial
7. Trial by Jury
8. Punishments
9. Individual Rights
10. Limited Government
Concerns Freedom of
Expression
- Assembly
- Petition
- Press
- Religion
- Speech