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Lesson 2: Declare Our Values
In this lesson, students will preview the Declaration of Independence and explore the values reflected in the document. Students will reflect on their own values and how they may align with those in the Declaration.
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Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.2
Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis; provide an objective summary of the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.2
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.
College, Career, and Civic Life Framework (C3)
D2.Civ.5.9-12.
Evaluate citizens’ and institutions’ effectiveness in addressing social and political problems at the local, state, tribal, national, and/or international level.
D2.Civ.8.9-12. Evaluate social and political systems in different contexts, times, and places, that promote civic virtues and enact democratic principles.
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