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Amending the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Virginia
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The students will describe the procedures for amending the Constitution of Virginia and the Constitution of the United States. They will understand why it is so complex along with focusing on the reasons for certain amendments.

Subject:
Government and Civics
History/Social Sciences
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Date Added:
12/22/2019
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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This collection uses primary sources to explore the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.

Subject:
American History
Government and Civics
History/Social Sciences
Virginia History
World History
Material Type:
Primary Source
Provider:
Digital Public Library of America
Author:
Albert Robertson
Date Added:
04/11/2016
Evaluating the Bill of Rights
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In small groups, students will be assigned two of the first ten amendments and pose the questions, “Which of these two amendments do you think is more important?” and “Why do you believe this?” in a survey of ten classmates. Then they will collect and organize the data electronically to create two visual representations of their information. Students will add their raw data and visualizations to a shared slideshow to present their findings to the class and explain why they chose this particular visualization model and what conclusions they can draw from their survey responses.This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 2010256.Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Subject:
American History
Computer Science
Data and Analysis
Material Type:
Lesson
Lesson Plan
Author:
CodeVA Curriculum
Date Added:
11/18/2022
The First Amendment: What's Fair in a Free Country?
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After completing the lessons in this unit, students will be able to summarize the contents of the First Amendment and give examples of speech that is protected by the Constitution and speech that is not protected by the Constitution.

Subject:
American History
Government and Civics
History/Social Sciences
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
Provider Set:
EDSITEments
Date Added:
10/22/2019
Influence of Earlier Documents on the Constitution of the United States
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The students will see how earlier historical documents influenced the creation of the Constitution of the United States. The graphic organizers will help the students understand the influence of five documents: the Magna Carta, the Charters of the Virginia Company of London, the Virginia Declaration of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.

Subject:
American History
Government and Civics
History/Social Sciences
Virginia History
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Date Added:
02/24/2022
Influence of Earlier Documents on the Constitution of the United States
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The students will see how earlier historical documents influenced the creation of the Constitution of the United States. The graphic organizers will help the students understand the influence of five documents: the Magna Carta, the Charters of the Virginia Company of London, the Virginia Declaration of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.

Subject:
American History
Government and Civics
History/Social Sciences
Virginia History
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Date Added:
12/19/2019
Japanese-American Internment
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In this lesson, students will experience the internment of Japanese Americans from San Francisco's Fillmore neighborhood. By connecting local experiences with national events, students will understand both the constitutional issues at stake and the human impact of this government policy.

Subject:
Fine Arts
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
KQED Education
Provider Set:
KQED Education Network
Date Added:
01/01/2001