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lesson 9
1 hour

Close Reading: Learning about the Declaration of Independence


Description

To build on their understanding of the American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence, students read part of the first section of the article “Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence.” The second section of the article is read in Lesson 10. Students closely examine how and why the Declaration of Independence was written and to think about how it impacted other events through answering a series of text-dependent questions on their Close Reading note-catcher.

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From EngageNY.org of the New York State Education Department. Grade 4 Module 3B, Unit 1, Lesson 9. Available from engageny.org/resource/grade-4-module-3b-unit-1-lesson-9; accessed 2015-05-29. Newer versions may exist from Expeditionary Learning.
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