Stations Activity: Celebrate Freedom Week
US1A Analyze & evaluate the text, intent, meaning,& importance of the Declaration of Independence & the US Constitution, including the
Bill of Rights & identify the first three paragraphs of the Declaration of Independence.
Declaration Clarification Game Log onto website and complete the DOI http://texaslre.org/games.html
*Why was the DOI important to the colonist throughout the American Revolution? Why is it important we
continue to learn about it’s purpose today?
*Why is the US Constitution considered a living document? Give two examples of how the Bill of Rights affects you
on a daily basis? (in the news or personal)
US 1C Explain the contributions of the Founding Fathers such as Benjamin Rush, John Hancock, John Jay, John Witherspoon, John Peter
Muhlenberg, Charles Carroll, and Jonathan Trumbull Sr.
US 22B Discuss Alexis de Tocqueville’s five values crucial to America’s success as a constitutional republic: liberty, egalitarianism,
individualism, populism, laissez-faire
Station 1 Activity The “Think Tanks” of Democracy: Read the bio on each Founding Father on the tables as well as Alexis de
Tocqueville & complete the chart below:
Founding Fathers
Charles Carroll
John Hancock
John Jay
John Peter
Muhlenberg
Benjamin Rush
Jonathan Trumbull Sr
John Witherspoon
Meaning of Quote
Why is he considered a FF?
Alexis de Tocqueville- Explain the five values to American’s success as a country and answer this question- Why
are the values listed below important to our nation?
Egalitarianism=
Populism=
Liberty=
Individualism=
Laissez Faire=
US 26E Discuss the meaning and historical significance of the mottos “E Pluribus Unum” and “In God We Trust.”
Station 2 Activity MONEY MONEY MONEY MOOOONEY!
 What does “E Plubrius Unum” mean?
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Why do you think the colonist put the motto on government tender and seals in the first place?
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How & Why did the motto In God We Trust get started?
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When year did the first paper currency have the motto?
Read the articles located on my webpage (under Unit 2) that are objecting the mottos that have represented our
country for decades. Respond in your own words whether you agree or disagree. Justify your answer.
If we were forced to have to change the face of the quarter which has both mottos what would you recommend?
Draw what you think we should put in the new blank coin beside the quarter. Why did you chose your new
mottos? Answer:
From This…
To This!
US 11A Describe US involvement in world affairs, including the end of the Cold War, the Persian Gulf War, the Balkans Crisis, 9/11, and the
global War on Terror.
Station 3 You Decide: Choose between the following activities- Ellis Island:
Tenement Museum or Tribute to 9-11
Tribute to 9-11 http://www.tributewtc.org/ Then under Education & Programs go
to Learn More
Go to my webpage, watch the video on their shared experiences on 9-11 and
their aftermath, and answer the following questions.
1. Fact: On February 26, 1993, a truck bomb was detonated in the
underground garage of the World Trade Center by members of the same
Islamic extremist group that attacked the Towers in 2001. Six people
were killed. Smoke filled the elevators and stairwells and it took
several hours for people to evacuate.
Personal Experience Question: How did Mary Lee’s evacuation experience
in 1993 affect her response to the attacks in 2001? Do you think this
experience helped or hindered her when evacuation the World Trade
Center on September 11th? How do previous experiences help us make
decisions in the present?
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2. Fact: On Septemeber11th, the 110 stories in each of the Twin Towers
collapsed straight down in about 10 seconds resulting in a massive
cloud of dust that covered Lowe Manhattan. The cloud was composed of
the pulverized building and all of its contents.
Personal Experience Question: While evacuating, Mary Lee was unsure of
what was happening to the buildings. How would you describe her
thoughts as she watched the place she had worked in disappear?
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Mohammed Razvi
1. Fact On December 7,1941, the Japanese Navy deployed aerial attacks on
the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. As a result from 19421945, over 120,000 Japanese Americans were forced to leave their homes,
schools, & businesses & were relocated to detention centers
administered by the US government.
Personal Experience Question: How does this history relate to the
experiences of South Asians, Arabs and Muslims in America right after
September 11th? Can you identify another period in history in which a
group was unfairly targeted?
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2. Fact: The hijackers were Islamic extremist who performed this act of
terror in the name of Islam, despite the fact that the Qur’an & other
Muslim texts promote tolerance & respect for other religions and
emphasize the value of human life. Following September 11th, there was a
backlash of attacks ranging from bullying & harassment to acts of
violence on Muslim, Arab, & South Asian communities across the US. The
actions of the hijackers in the name of Islam negatively affected
thousands of Muslims, Arabs, & South Asians who don’t support such
violence.
Personal Experience Question: When people in Mohammad’s community
started to come forward with problems of discrimination and hate
crimes, what did he do? Why do you think people who experienced
discrimination were afraid to come forward initially?
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A New Life Tenement Museum go to: http://www.tenement.org/immigrate/
Also located as a link in the unit.
Directions: You have just met Victoria Confino, and are now going to share
with her what life is like for you in America. Complete the activity below.
Select Your Belongings (3): _______________________,_____________________________,________________________
Explain in one sentences why you brought what you did to
America?_____________________________________________________________________________.
Set Sail:
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What part of the ship did most immigrants that sailed to America stay in?
Ellis Island (move your mouse of the red dots to explore in detail the start of your inspection- Enter info dot 4):
 Who will be watching you when you first enter Ellis Island and begin to walk up the Great Hall? What
person and instrument/ tool do you fear the most during inspection?
97 Orchard Lower East Side Tenement (360 tour-once inside you will drag the cursor any direction to look
around the tenement- Click on the yellow icons to answer questions about life in NYC:
Eat:
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Name a food that Victoria’s family enjoyed eating while living in America? What is a greenhorn?
Work:
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Choose from the jobs listed in this segment, and describe to me what you do at that job.
Fun:
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When you’re not working what do you choose to do for fun? Explain what it’s like?
Housework:
 Explain 2 kinds of chores you are expected to do while living in the tenement? What is an agitator?
Buy:
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What did you buy for your tenement? Explain why this item was important for your new life.
Sleep:
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Where did you choose to sleep with so many family members living in one tenement?