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Declaration of Independence

Step 1: Create an article

Use and read the resources found right  here to write a short paragraph about the Declaration of Independence

Include:

  • Who wrote the Declaration

  • When they wrote it

  • Why they wrote it

  • Where they wrote it

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Step 2: What are you fighting for?

Use the real and edited texts of the Declaration of Independence below to explain what 

- the rights the colonists thought they were entitled to

 

-the hardships that the colonists claim that the English caused them

 

Resources

Actual Copy

Edited Copy

 

Step 3: What are your rights?

Think about:

What are the rights that students should have?

 

What are the hardships that teachers cause to students?

 

Now

Write your own Declaration of Independence for students. Include the rights of students and the hardships that teachers have caused.

 

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