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Unit 1: What basic ideas about government did the Founders have?

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Unit 1: What basic ideas about government did the Founders have?

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At the end of the unit, students will create a portfolio for all of the information that they learned throughout the 5 weeks including all of their projects and this will be their authentic assessment.

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At the end of the unit, students will create a portfolio for all of the information that they learned throughout the 5 weeks including all of their projects and this will be their authentic assessment.

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Students can put their own personalities into this portfolio because it will be on their desks during parent teacher conferences.

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Students will start out the week by doing a KWL chart. They know that they will be learning about the constitution so doing a KWL chart will help them focus in on the ideas and get ready to learn more about it.

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The activity for this topic will be to draw a story board of what they think might happen if there were no rules, laws or government. They will imagine that they live on an island far away and there are no rules, no laws, and no government. There is no one to tell you what to do.

Students will write a story that narrates their story board. Some questions to prompt them with their picture and narration will be:

Would anyone have the right to govern you? would you have the right to govern anyone else?

Would you have any rights? What might they be?

What might people who were smarter or stronger than others try to do?

What might people who were not as smart as others or who were weaker than others try to do?

What might life be like for you, your family, and everyone else in a state of nature

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As an activity for this topic, students will write a letter to a member of your town or city. Ask the council member to explain some things he or she does to promote the common good of your community. Ask if there has been a tie when people's self-interest conflicted with what was thought to be the common good. What happened?

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For this unit's activity, students will draw a cartoon or picture that shows the difference between a constitutional government and a dictatorial government.

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For this activity, because women played an important part in the Revolutionary War, students will choose one of the following women to write a report about her accomplishments and present to the class why they were so important.

Abigail Adams

Lydia Darragh

Nancy Hart

Sybil Ludington

Mercy Otis Warren

Molly Pitcher

Deborah Samson

Phillis Wheatley

Elizabeth Zane

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For this weeks activity, students will find a copt of their state constitution. From there, they will answer the following questions in the form of a power point.

What is the first part of the constitution?

Does it have a bill of rights?

Does the constitution say anything about education?

Students will then provide 2 resources that can help someone better understand a constitution, what it is, and why we have it.