America @ 250: A 5-Day Civics Mini-Unit Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with a meaningful, discussion-centered civics mini-unit designed to help students reflect on America’s past, present, and future. This engaging 5-day unit encourages students to explore foundational American ideals, historical contradictions, democratic progress, civic responsibility, and the future of the United States through discussion, gallery walks, reflection writing, visual analysis, and creative projects. Rathe
Video Guide, Questions and Answer Key for Part 1 of the 3 Part PBS Mini-Series: A More or Less Perfect Union Episode 1 - A Constitution In WritingThe questions are aimed at encouraging students to think deeper about the video and the U.S. Constitution. 'Look over the Framers’ shoulders as they try to create “a more perfect union.” See what it’s taken to move us to a point closer to Jefferson’s ideal of all persons being equal under the law and explore why having the rules for our government wri