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Characteristics of a Free Society

Objectives The students will… Standards: Read the Declaration of Independence and the Four Freedoms Analyze readings to pull out the characteristics of a free society Standards: GC.41 – Summarize the central ideas of iconic primary documents to identify the fundamental values and principles of a free society and evaluate their meaning and importance, including the writings and speeches of Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan.

Warm-Up What some of the characteristics of a free society? Brain storm with your group and come up with three examples. Pick the one you like the most and send a representative to write it on the whiteboard

Accountability

Associations

Equity and Equality

Holding Office

Justice

Popular Sovereignty (Democracy and Republic)

Trusteeship

A Free Society? Based on all of these characteristics, how can we define “free society”?

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Activity Read/listen to the Declaration of Independence with your group and identify THREE characteristics that we’ve discussed Use textual evidence to back up your answers Government book pgs 40-43 https://youtu.be/ETroXvRFoKY

What did you find?

Speech Activity (4-5 people per group) You and your group will be assigned a speech/writing made by either FDR, Abe Lincoln, Ronald Reagan, JFK, or Thomas Paine Your task is to put the speech into a skit, song, or rap. Identify two of the characteristics we discussed today in your assigned speech/document  include in your demonstration Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZfRaWAtBVg