Citizenship. The student understands the importance of active individual participation in the democratic process. The student is expected to:
Read and learn about Benjamin Franklin with an informational reader and activity booklet.
Blend reading, writing, and historical concepts with the Declaration of Independence worksheet.
Describe the concepts related to the first ten amendments of the United States Constitution.
Analyze the Preamble to the US Constitution and translate complex terms into simpler language.
Introduce your students to revered Black icons and the impacts their contributions have made to American history.
Review and complete the defining details of 6 revered Black icons and match their images with each completed biography.
Review our profile on Congresswoman and first Black presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm, and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
Review our profile on the first African American President of the United States, and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
Review our profile on Vice President Kamala Harris and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
Review our profile on history-maker Thomas Mundy Peterson and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
Review our profile on Illinois Senator Carol Moseley Braun and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
Review our profile on civil rights activist Amelia Boynton and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
Introduce students to the people and events of the American civil rights movement with this 17-slide PowerPoint presentation.