Puyallup School District Civics OER w/ Washington State History
Signing the Constitution
Materials/Resources:
- Lessons from iCivics: Anatomy of the Constitution https://www.icivics.org/
- Reading from American Government, e-book by ushistory.org: Unit 2 Foundations of American Government, Unit 6 Congress: the People’s Branch, Unit 7 The Presidency: The Leadership Branch?, Unit 9, The Judicial Branch, Unit 8 The Bureaucracy: The Real Government http://www.ushistory.org/gov/index.asp
- Adapted lesson from Youth Leadership Initiative: Constitution Reading Guide http://yli236.youthleadership.net/
Suggested Supplemental Materials:
- Make your own pocket Constitution, free PDF and short video. Teacher prints, students cut and staple http://constitutionbooklet.com/
- iCivics games, Do I have a Right (Bill of Rights or Full version) and Braches of Power, take 30-40 minutes each and require internet access. https://www.icivics.org/
- Rules for Running a Country, iCivics webquest. https://www.icivics.org
Original Materials:
- Unit Coverpage
- Notes guides for lessons
- Unit crossword
- Unit vocabulary
Each lesson will include:
- PowerPoint adapted from original sources
- Notes Guides (may be used as a reading guide)
- Related worksheets (often from original sources)
- Quiz (adapted from original sources)
Unit 2 Civics Packet: includes student hand-outs for all materials in the unit; individual copies of student handouts can be found within each lesson folder.
Constitution PreTest
Constitution Reading Guide
Unit 2 Reading and Notes
Have students read American Government, e-book by ushistory.org: Chapter 2, 6-9. Downloadable file and associated guides below:
Anatomy of the Constitution
Anatomy of the Constitution | iCivics - Educators must sign in to iCivics in order to download materials. See Attribution section.
This lesson gives an article-by-article overview of the structure and function of the U.S. Constitution. Students learn about the duties and powers of the three branches, the amendment process, and the role of the Constitution as the supreme law of the land. (Note: Anatomy of the Constitution now includes content previously covered by the lesson Directions for Democracy.)
Bill of Rights
Checks and Balances
Division of Powers
Amendments at Work
Crossword and Key Terms
Attribution and License
Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States by Howard Chandler Christy | Public domain
Anatomy of the Constitution readings and Teacher Guide is copyright iCivics, Inc.
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