Procedures

• SET-UP:

  Open the Our Founding Documents Google Slides Presentation in Google and choose "File" then "Make a Copy" to get your own copy. Make any needed adjustments in the instructions and then make it available to students (via Google Classroom or another method).

  Update the directions on the first slide of the choice board with your own instructions to students if you choose. The board currently requires them to complete the first three activities. Students then have a choice of completing three additional activities from the collection, but you can adjust that before you send to students.

  Each student will need their own digital copy of the Google Slides (via Google Classroom or some other method); they will also need a Google account to be able to complete the work.

  CHOICE BOARD: Our Founding Documents (Google Slides)

  TEACHER NOTES: Our Founding Documents (Google Doc)

• INTRODUCTION:

  In this lesson, students will explore the people and events surrounding the founding documents of the U.S.

  Students will complete the first three activities in the choice board (listed below) which include reading documents, viewing related videos and answering accompanying questions.

• EXPLORATION:

  ACTIVITY 1:

  Have students review the following reading:

  Document: Declaration of Independence: A Transcription (National Archives)

  Then ask them to view the following videos and respond to the accompanying questions on the slide numbered 1:

  Video Clip 1: Signing the Declaration (4:13)

  Video Clip 2: Declaration of Independence (1:41)

• ACTIVITY 2:

  Have students review the following reading:

  Document: Preamble to the Constitution

  Then ask them to view the following videos and respond to the accompanying questions on the slide numbered 2:

  Video Clip 3: Articles of Confederation (2:38)

  Video Clip 4: Constitutional Convention - Independence Hall Assembly Room (6:01)

  Video Clip 5: Three-Fifths Compromise (1:58)

• ACTIVITY 3:

  Have students to review the following reading:

  Document: Bill of Rights (Library of Congress)

  Then ask them to view the following videos and respond to the accompanying questions on the slide numbered 3:

  Video Clip 6: The Bill of Rights (:50)

  Video Clip 7: National Constitution Center Signer's Hall (4:32)

  Document: Bill of Rights: 1789-91 (Ben's Guide Learning Adventures Website)

• CHOICE BOARD DIRECTIONS:

  Students will select 3 additional activities from slides numbered 4-12 on the choice board. They can browse through the activities first to see which ones they would like to choose, then follow the directions to complete them.

  When students finish an activity, they should place a star on top of the dot on the first slide to show they have completed it.

• CONCLUSION:

  Students should turn in their completed Google Slides by submitting the URL to you electronically.

  Review student responses and address any misconceptions.

• EXTENSION ACTIVITY:

  BILL OF RIGHTS BINGO (Google Sldies)

  Engage students in a game of BINGO! Save a copy of the slide deck and have students complete the digital board with Amendments 1-10. Then, read the given words/phrases and have students mark their board with the related amendment. Once students have a achieved BINGO, they can explain how each word or phrase relates to the amendment on their board. Students can also choose one of the activities to complete from the accompanying list.