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The Declaration of Independence: In Where English and history meet: A collaboration guide, page 5; In this interdisciplinary lesson, students will examine the role of the Declaration of Independence in the development of the American Revolution and as part of the American identity. They will also analyze the argumentative structure and write their own declaration.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Karen Cobb Carroll, Ph.D., NBCT.

"I Declare, I believe this document May Flower!": The learner will apply ideas of self-government as expressed in America's founding documents. To be used with/for SLD and other exceptional students.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8–10 English Language Arts); By Gary Peterson.

Truth or care? Saving Shiloh: The students will be able to explain the importance of responsible citizenship and identify ways they can participate in civic affairs after reading the novel Shiloh and completing research of their own on animal abuse. Through this research, they will be responsible for gathering facts to support their stances on the dilemma Marty faces when deciding whether to return Shiloh to his owner or secretly keep him in order for him to be safe. Students will have real-world experience when they create and are reponsible for caring for their own pet.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts, English Language Development, Guidance, and Social Studies); By Leah Shomaker and Mary Shomaker.

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C-SPAN Classroom Resources: Lesson plans include video clips, discussion questions, and booknotes for selected units. Some plans, such as the Checks and Balances lesson plan, contain a Fun Fact, Capitol Question (with link to the answer), Learn More, and Review Quiz, in addition to... (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: C-SPAN

Children's BBC Newsround: A United Kingdom news website with articles about events, arts and science that will be useful to anyone interested in what's happening in the world. Browse thematic picturecollections, play a game, participate in an online opinion poll, or just catch up... (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: BBC News

Freedom of speech and automatic language: Examining the Pledge of Allegiance: This ReadWriteThink lesson is based on a study of the Pledge of Allegiance. This lesson plan asks students to explore rote learning and their own right to freedom of speech by examining the Pledge of Allegiance from a historical and personal perspective... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Storytelling in the social studies classroom: This lesson invites students to tell their own stories and explore the stories of other Americans. Practiced skills include reading, researching, visually representing, writing, and presenting. After engaging students in discussion about great storytellers,... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts, Social Studies, and Theater Arts Education); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Voting! What's it all about?: In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students both listen to information read aloud from a variety of sources and read from fiction and nonfiction books. Students explore information from current sources including child-oriented websites, newspapers, and... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Arts, and Social Studies); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

What's it like to live along a national boundary?: In this lesson, students will discuss the concept of boundaries and borders and will investigate the characteristics of the United States-Mexico border. They'll pretend to live on the U.S. side of the border and will write dialogues between themselves and... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provided by: Xpeditions