Constitution Day Lesson Plan (High School)

In this lesson, students will study the Constitution from three perspectives, examining its structure, content, and underlying philosophy. After skimming and making inferences about the Constitution, students will focus on the separate articles: their purpose, content, and underlying ideas.

http://billofrightsinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ConstitutionDayLesson_HSlow.pdf
Resource provided by Bill of Rights Institute

Grade

9, 10, 11, 12

Subject

Foundations of Democracy

Resource Types

Assessments, Lesson Plans, Primary Sources

Teaching Strategy

Case Study, Individual Work, Informational Text, Primary Source

Civic Days

Bill of Rights Day, Constitution Day

Keywords

amendments, Article I, Article II, Article III, Article IV, Article V, Article VI, Article VII, checks and balances, executive branch, federalism, individual rights, judicial branch, Legislative Branch, limited government, popular sovereignty, Relationship Among States, Republican Government, separation of powers