Student Learning Plan
Unit 6: Citizenship in American History and Government
The Preamble [U6C1L1]
Why this is important:
The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States establishes the purpose of the Constitution. It
acts as a “Mission Statement” for the framers of the Constitution. In this learning plan you will analyze
the Preamble to determine the goals, the beneficiaries and the responsible parties. You will also write a
Preamble or Mission Statement for your role as a citizen of the United States.
What you will learn to do:
(Competency)
Linked Core Abilities
Do your share as a good citizen in your school, community, country, and the world
How you will know when you are succeeding:
You will show that you have learned the target knowledge and skills:
by writing a personal Preamble or Mission Statement
Your performance will be successful when:
Preamble/Mission Statement addresses your role as a citizen of the United States
Preamble/Mission Statement describes your goals as a citizen
Preamble/Mission Statement describes the kind of citizen that you hope to become
Preamble/Mission Statement clarifies that you are responsible for seeing that your goals are met
Preamble/Mission Statement specifies the beneficiaries of your goals
Preamble/Mission Statement reflects the values and principles that will serve as your moral compass
Knowledge and skills you will learn along the way:
(Learning Objectives)
a. Classify the components of the Preamble to the United States Constitution
b. Explain the goals of the Preamble
c. Connect the principles of the Preamble to the United States Constitution to your personal values
d. Define key words: preamble, beneficiaries, goals, responsible parties
Let 2
Examine the Preamble to the American Constitution
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The Preamble [U6C1L1]
Learning Activities:
These learning activities are designed to help you learn the target skills and knowledge for this lesson. Your
instructor may assign additional or alternative learning activities.
_____1.
PREVIEW this learning plan including the competency, learning objectives, performance standards,
linked core abilities, learning activities, and assessment activities. CREATE a Concept Web about the
Preamble of the Constitution. THINK ABOUT who benefits from the principles outlined in the
Preamble and how you have experienced the goals outlined in the Preamble. [Work with the entire
class] RECORD your list and your responses to reflection questions in your Cadet Notebook.
_____2.
[SELF-PACED OPTION] CARRY OUT Learning Activity 1 independently. RECORD your Concept Web
in your Cadet Notebook.
_____3.
LISTEN TO and OBSERVE a briefing about the Preamble. LEARN MORE OR REVIEW by reading
The Preamble section in your student text. ANSWER the review questions at the end of the section.
[Work with a partner] CREATE a Tree Map to classify the contents of the Preamble. [Work in teams
of 3-6 cadets] ENTER your answers to the review questions and your Tree Map to your Cadet
Notebook.
_____4.
[SELF-PACED OPTION] CARRY OUT Learning Activity 3 independently. ENTER your answers to the
review questions and your Tree Map to your Cadet Notebook.
_____5.
PARTICIPATE in Preamble Charades by acting out a section of the Preamble. [Work in teams of 3-6
cadets] PERFORM your skit for the rest of the class. RECORD your responses to reflection questions in
your Cadet Notebook.
_____6.
[SELF-PACED OPTION] WRITE an example, definition, or analogy for each section of the Preamble
listed in Exercise #2. RECORD your ideas in your Cadet Notebook.
_____7.
OBTAIN the Cadet Preamble Assessment Task from your instructor. WRITE a personal Preamble or
Mission Statement for your role as a citizen of the United States. [Work independently] SHARE your
Preamble with a partner. RECORD your responses to reflection questions in your Cadet Notebook.
_____8.
[SELF-PACED OPTION] CARRY OUT Learning Activity 7 independently.
Assessment Activities:
These assessment activities will enable you to show that you have learned the target skills and knowledge
for this lesson. Your instructor may assign additional or alternative assessment activities.
_____1.
COMPLETE the Cadet Preamble Assessment Task. SELF-ASSESS your work using the Scoring Guide.
SUBMIT your work to your instructor for feedback and a grade.
_____2.
[SELF-PACED OPTION] Same as above.