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Teaching With Documents: Lesson Plans
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This section contains reproducible copies of primary documents from the holdings of the National Archives of the United States, teaching activities correlated to the National History Standards and National Standards for Civics and Government and cross-curricular connections.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
History
U.S. History
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Primary Source
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Provider:
National Archives and Records Administration
Provider Set:
Teaching With Documents
Date Added:
08/26/1999
Twelve Angry Men: Trial by Jury as a Right and as a Political Institution
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The classic American drama Twelve Angry Men can be used to frame discussion of the constitutional right and civic function of the trial by jury. The lesson explores the specific provisions associated with this right as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the system.

Subject:
History
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
Provider Set:
EDSITEments
Date Added:
12/11/2019
Two-Party Debate
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Students will culminate the unit on political parties with a debate on whether America should continue on with a two-party system or move to a multi-party system. To incorporate technology and an international aspect to the debate you will be participating with a classroom from Canada via Skype, a country that has a multi-party system. Both sides will be given a day to research and prepare their opening statements, main arguments and closing statements. On the day of the debate, each team will have a brief opening statement and then a longer period to layout their main supporting facts. The debate will close with a two-minute closing statement. There won't be a winner declared in an effort to maintain good relations with our neighboring country.

Subject:
Social Science
Material Type:
Lesson
Provider:
Michigan Virtual
Author:
Richard DeVries
Date Added:
12/15/2015
U.S. Constitution Workshop
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This is a self-service online workshop for teachers who use primary documents to help students see the impact and ongoing relevance of the Constitution. It requires little advance preparation and provides everything needed, including a vocabulary list, document analysis worksheets, and historical documents -- John Marshall's Supreme Court nomination (1801), proclamation to New Orleans (1803), Lincoln's telegram to Grant (1864), Johnson oath photo (1963), and more.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
History
U.S. History
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Archives and Records Administration
Provider Set:
Teaching With Documents
Date Added:
10/27/2006
Unit 1: Foundation of American Government - Outline
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This Unit on the Foundation of American Government focuses on the founding of the U.S. government, the ideals of democracy, along with the historical influence of various government styles on the U.S. This blended government/civics unit and course offers elements of both face-to-face and interactive online learning.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G1NNqQgpOyvCt2Fe3v6TyHe3LSprGVd06HPPWh37j7o/edit?usp=sharing

Subject:
Social Science
Material Type:
Unit of Study
Provider:
Michigan Virtual
Author:
Aaron Baum
Date Added:
02/28/2016
United States Studies, Chapter 3: How Does the United States Government Work For You?
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You have learned that there are different areas of social studies and different kinds of social scientists. You learned that geographers study geography and economists study economics. This chapter is about civics, another important area of social studies. Civics is the study of government and the role people play in government. But who studies civics??? Civicsers? Civicsists? It’s a little more complicated this time. Political scientists study civics! Politics is just another name for government. But wait, what is government? Government is a system that people use to provide order and make decisions. It is also a system for distributing power like the power to make laws and the power to enforce laws. It is also a system for regulating the conduct of people, or how people
behave.

Subject:
Social Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
MIOpenBook
Provider Set:
Michigan Open Book Project
Author:
Ann Passino
Jennifer Fairweather
Mark Estelle
Maureen Klein
Nancy Bucholtz
Susan Welch
Date Added:
12/05/2017