We the Kids: The Preamble of the Constitution: Comparing United States' Preamble and Florida's Preamble

This is lesson #3 in the text unit series for We the Kids by David Catrow. In this lesson, students will be introduced to Florida’s Constitution focusing on the Preamble. Students will collaborate in a whole group setting to complete a graphic organizer to compare and contrast the Preamble from both Constitutions. Students will use the graphic organizer created as a class to write their own essay on how the Preambles are similar and different.

This unit will help students develop the meaning of the Preamble as part of the Constitution of the United States and its direct effect on their daily lives. Students will engage in various activities such as debating parts of the Preamble and complete a play interpreting patriotism. Throughout the unit students will have to identify and interpret vocabulary, analyze the provided text, and demonstrate an understanding of the Preamble by providing relevant details. The teacher’s role in this unit will be to support their students' knowledge of the Preamble by facilitating research, reviewing student writing, and work.

This resource uses a book that is on the Florida Department of Education's reading list. This book is not provided with this resource.
Resource ID#: 210158 Type: Lesson Plan
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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 2
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Microsoft Office
Instructional Time: 60 Minute(s)
Keywords: Preamble, Florida's Constitution, Compare and contrast, intergrated, civics, lesson plan, ELA, Preamble, Constitution, We the Kids, David Catrow, Expository Writing, Collaborate
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Worksheet,  Image/Photograph
Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction
Resource Collection: Integrated Civics with ELA Lesson Plans- Grades K-5

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