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Connecting Primary Sources to the U.S. Constitution: Analyzing Big Ideas

This lesson plan engages students in connecting primary sources to specific sections of the U.S. Constitution. Through group activities, students will analyze various documents and identify their links to the Preamble, Articles, Bill of Rights, and additional amendments. The focus will be on exploring major themes or "big ideas" found in the Constitution. Students will share examples from both the documents and the Constitution itself that illustrate these key themes, fostering a deeper understanding of constitutional principles.

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Connecting Primary Sources to the U.S. Constitution: Analyzing Big Ideas

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  1. The Constitution at Work

  2. Objective • Connect primary sources with sections of the Constitution and determine the big idea(s) found in the Constitution exemplified by each.

  3. Review • Constitution Components • Preamble • Articles • Bill of Rights • Additional Amendments

  4. Big Ideas in the Constitution

  5. Guided Practice • Divide the class into pairs or small groups. • Ask students to begin the activity, analyzing each document for a possible link to the Constitution. • Students should match each document with the specific article and section of the Constitution that it best demonstrates.

  6. Big Ideas • What major themes or “big ideas” were observed while analyzing the documents?

  7. Big Ideas in the Constitution

  8. ask students to consider both the documents they have seen and the Constitution itself. • ask each student to share examples from a document or section of the Constitution that shows one of the mentioned “big ideas”:

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