PAR Lesson Plan

Topic: U.S. History

Grade Level: High School Grade 11

SOL: 

VUS.4 The student will demonstrate knowledge of events and issues of the Revolutionary Period by

a) analyzing how the political ideas of John Locke and those expressed in Common Sense helped shape the Declaration of Independence;

b) evaluating how key principles in the Declaration of Independence grew in importance to become unifying ideas of American democracy;

c) describing the political differences among the colonists concerning separation from Great Britain;

d)   analyzing reasons for colonial victory in the Revolutionary War.

Objective: Students will be able analyze and reflect in writing how the political ideas of John Locke and those expressed in Common Sense helped shape the Declaration of Independence. 

Written Purpose:

Reading Material: Declaration of Independence, Common Sense

Strategies/ Activities:

Preparation: Pre-learning concept check, K-W-L plus and written preview

Assistance: Guided Reading Procedure, Reciprocal Teaching

Reflection: Post-graphic organizers, Double entry journals

Evaluation: Paper, Test