SS.CV.4.6-8.MdC: Analyze the ideas and principles contained in the founding documents of the United States and other countries, and explain how they influence the social and political system.What are our most valuable rights as Americans?
How is our government structured?
IL Standard
EAD Theme 1: Civic Participation
- Key Concept 1:Analyze Leadership through past and present examples of change makers
- Key Concept 5: Analyze Impact of Enslavement, Indigenous Removal, Immigration, and other hard histories on definitions and pathways to citizenship
- Analyze the ideas and debates about rights, power, civic participation, and decision-making that shaped the Revolution and the framing of the Constitution
- Evaluate the changing relationship between the U.S. Constitution and treaties with Indigenous nations
- Explore past and present efforts to adapt and redesign the U.S. Constitution and political institutions over time
- Explore the relationships between equality, equity, justice, freedom, and order in American constitutional democracy
- Develop an understanding of the purpose, processes, strengths, and weaknesses of U.S. government and politics
- Analyze the role of groups without formal decision-making power in influencing change in the U.S. government
IL SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS
Inquiry skills standards
SS.IS.1.6-8: Constructing essential questions to help guide inquiry about a topic.
SS.IS.2.6-8: Ask essential and focusing questions that will lead to independent research.
SS.CV.2.6-8.MdC: Explain the origins, functions, and structure of government with reference to the U.S. Constitution, Illinois Constitution and other systems of government.
vocabulary |
assessmentsSummative: Constitution Test
RWE: Declaration of Independence sourcing activity |