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Lesson Plans - 9th Grade

Create a New Amendment

After studying the amendments to the Constitution, students propose a new amendment.

First Amendment Poster

Students create posters about the First Amendment freedoms of speech and the press.

Explaining the Bill of Rights

Students work in groups to rewrite the Bill of Rights in their own words.

Drafting the Declaration of Independence

Students work in small groups to compare and contrast Thomas Jefferson’s rough draft of the Declaration of Independence with the final version

Declaration of Independence Timeline

Students sequence events in chronological order. Students demonstrate research skills using the Internet and library sources.