Unit 2: Colonial
During this unit students will explore literature created between 1607 and the end of the Revolutionary War. Students will study texts including or similar to: The Federalist papers, the Preamble to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, and Supreme Court Rulings. Students will then use those texts to generate new questions for research and digital presentation. Additionally, students will consider diverse audiences when composing and presenting.Image Credit: Howard Chandler Christy's Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States
What are the main intentions present in the early governing U.S. documents and how do those documents reflect the public reaction to issues that were important in colonial U.S.?
What must I do in order to effectively present digital information to an audience with a wide variety of cultures, races, beliefs and values?
How do I research history in order to generate a NEW question about a specific current issue?
Are the loudest voices always the ones who get heard on an issue?
Can we learn from our past?
In what ways can I gather information, assess the validity of those sources, and then use that information to make new meaning?
Is what happened in the past destined to repeat itself?
Can communicating the findings of tensions in our society change our future?
In what ways can I gather information, assess the validity of those sources, and then use that information to make new meaning?