8th Grade U.S. History: Constitution & Bill of Rights COMPLETE Lesson Plan Unit!
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This 8th Grade U.S. History Lesson Plan Unit comes with EVERYTHING that you'll need to teach your 8th graders all about the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights! These amazing resources are 100% completely ready to use for both in-person and online digital learning via Google Apps, and have been successfully used by thousands of students!
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Here's what you'll receive:
- Unit Outline with Lesson-by-Lesson Overview
- 10 highly curated presentations featuring built-in Bell Ringers with EVERY lesson in both PowerPoint (PPT) & Google Slides formats
- 22 student exercise assignments ALL with teacher answer key PLUS a TEAM/INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY!
- 20 links to supplemental videos on YouTube
- Guided Notes Handouts for students for every lesson
- Jeopardy Unit Review Game - interactive, fun, and EASY-TO-USE
- Unit Assessment with teacher answer key
EVERY lesson in this unit comes loaded with amazing resources! You'll save HOURS of your time and have no problem whatsoever teaching your 8th graders all about theses important topics:
The Articles of Confederation
- What the Articles of Confederation were and why they needed to be replaced
- Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
- Significance of Shays' Rebellion, The Northwest Territory, Land Ordinance of 1785, and Northwest Ordinance of 1787
The Constitutional Convention
- Goals of the Constitutional Convention
- Analysis of the Constitutional Convention delegates
- The Virginia Plan & New Jersey Plan
- Role of George Washington
- Historical significance of James Madison "Father of the Constitution"
- Importance of the Great Compromise (a.k.a. Connecticut Compromise)
- The Three-Fifths Compromise
The Three Branches of Government
- In-depth breakdown of each of the three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial
- Analysis of our system of checks and balances
Article I of the Constitution: Legislative Branch
- Overview of the duties and responsibilities of the Legislative Branch
- Requirements to serve in the House of Representatives and Senate
Article II of the Constitution: Executive Branch
- Overview of the duties and responsibilities of the Executive Branch
- What the requirements are to serve as President of the United States
- Presidential term limits
Article III of the Constitution: Judicial Branch
- Duties and responsibilities of the Judicial Branch
- How the Judicial Branch is made up of a system of federal courts, headed by the U.S. Supreme Court
Important Terms such as:
- Federalism
- Popular Sovereignty
- Probable Cause, Due Process, and more!
Federalists & Antifederalists
- Meaning of Federalist an Antifederalist
- What Federalists and Antifederalists believed
- Significance of the Federalist Papers
Ratification of the Constitution
- Sequential order of how the 13 states ratified the Constitution
- Why some states resisted to ratify the Constitution
The Bill of Rights
- Why the Bill of Rights was created
- Thorough breakdown and examination of Bill of Rights Amendments 1-10
BONUS Lesson all about Alexander Hamilton!!
- 17-slide presentation on Alexander Hamilton, from his childhood to his duel with Aaron Burr
- THREE student exercise assignments
These fantastic lesson plans have been designed to cover 12 classroom periods and offer the flexibility to stretch out even further, or condense if needed!
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