Strategic frameworks and data analysis tools for monitoring whole-group progress on STAAR vocabulary retention and mastery.
A comprehensive lesson on the U.S. Constitution's amendment process and the Bill of Rights, featuring a chunked reader, instructional slides, and formative assessments. Students will analyze how the Constitution adapts to changing times while protecting fundamental liberties.
A comprehensive lesson exploring the foundational principles of the U.S. Constitution, including popular sovereignty, limited government, federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances. Students will engage with a chunked reader featuring scaffolded annotations and discussion prompts to analyze how these principles prevent tyranny.
A simulation-based lesson where students step into the roles of Constitutional Convention delegates to debate and resolve the crisis of state representation.
A four-station rotation activity covering African geography, culture, and innovation. Students rotate through literary analysis, conflict case studies, technological impact mapping, and a geography-themed speaking game.
An engaging, project-based lesson exploring the Bill of Rights through a mock constitutional debate. Students analyze the first ten amendments and apply them to contemporary legal challenges.
A set of vocabulary posters focused on key terms from the Constitutional Convention, including government structures, legislative roles, and foundational principles like compromise and federalism.
A comprehensive lesson exploring the rapid transformation of Japan during the Meiji Restoration through visual analysis and project-based learning. Students analyze primary source images to understand shifts in industry, politics, and culture.
A final cumulative assessment for the Foundations of Freedom remediation packet, measuring student mastery of TEKS 1 and 12B through multiple-choice questions and a comprehensive essay.
Focuses on the specific compromises made during the Constitutional Convention, including the Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise. Students cover TEKS 1E.
Analyzes the failures of the Articles of Confederation and the initial debates surrounding the creation of the Constitution. Students cover TEKS 1E.
Examines the contributions of Jay, Mason, Sherman, and Wilson, along with the definition and protection of unalienable rights. Students cover TEKS 1D and 12B.
Analyzes the political philosophies of Adams, Hamilton, Jefferson, and Madison and their impact on early American government. Students cover TEKS 1D.
