Secondary World History
Lesson Plan: Democracy Develops in England
Objective
Students will be able to List the principles of the Magna Carta (1215),
Petition of Right (1628) and the English Bill of Rights (1689) by
completing a graphic organizer.
Preparation
1. Copy 1-per-student, back-to-back worksheets: Timeline
Template/ Worksheet: Documents That Influenced Democracy
2. Copy 1-per-student, back-to-back worksheets: READING
Anticipatory Set
Documents That Influenced Democracy
Pair-Share:
-From where did we get our ideas to create the American political
system of democracy we have today?
-Which important documents have had the most influence on our
government?
Instruction
1. Pass out the WORKSHEET to students.
Wrap-up
3. When you see
, click the icon to play YouTube film clip.
If you don’t have access to YouTube at your school site, you can
download YouTube video’s for free. Simply Google, “download
YouTube video’s”.
1. Students will complete wrap-up questions.
What are the similarities of these documents?
What are the differences?
What is similar between these documents and the American
Constitution?
Supplies
Time
2. Review the PowerPoint Presentation. The presentation will
prompt the actions for the students.
1. Timeline Template
2. Worksheet: Documents That Influenced Democracy
3. READING Documents That Influenced Democracy
4. Power Point Presentation: Democracy Develops in England
5. Access to YouTube.com
Approx. 1 Hour
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