1. Engage: Jesse Watters and US History

2. Founding Documents

3. We will: Identify what is meant by America's "Founding Documents"
I will: Re-write the Declaration of Independence in "plain- English"

4. "FOUNDING:" foundation; to find.
Lesson A:
"FOUNDING:" foundation; to find.
"PRINCIPLES:" should be unchanging; Latin for principia = to begin or origin

5. Images of Principles: Which Founding Principles of America are illustrated in these pictures?

6. Do these images also represent those principles? Why or Why Not?

7. Conflicts WILL ALWAYS arise because:
Interpretations will be different; FD are intentionally vague.
Democracy allows for arguments.

8. 2nd Amendment:
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

9. Current Issues that did not exist with the Founding Fathers:
Drones
Cyber Terrorism
Cell phone Privacy: Who Owns your Tweets?
Founding documents tell us what our basic liberties are.
We have build the house from the foundation to the never completed roof (issues will always arise).

10. Our country is based on a series of founding documents.
Lesson B:
Our country is based on a series of founding documents.
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Northwest Ordinance
Constitution
Bill of Rights
We have build the house from the foundation to the never completed roof (issues will always arise).