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TEACHER
Historical Document
The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Historical Document
The Bill of Rights: A Transcription
Note: The following text is a transcription of the first ten amendments to the Constitution in their original form. These amendments were ratified December 15, 1791, and form what is known as the “Bill of Rights.”
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Amendment II
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.
Amendment III
No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Amendment V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life
or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
My Notes
abridging: shortening, curtailing redress: remedy, correction
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TO TEACHER
The text of the Preamble has a high Lexile, but the concepts it outlines are ones that students should be able to grasp. As needed, help students understand meaning by reading and discussing phrases separately to construct an overall understanding. Consider starting
a shared Google Form in which students list unfamiliar and difficult words and supply their own definitions based on context and experience.
Text Complexity Overall: Complex
Lexile: 1930L
Qualitative: Moderate Difficulty Task: Moderate (Analyze)
Text Complexity Overall: Very Complex
Lexile: 1480L
Qualitative: Moderate Difficulty Task: Moderate (Analyze)
11 As students are reading, monitor their progress. Be sure they are engaged with the text and summarizing the freedom outlined in each amendment. Evaluate whether the selected reading mode is effective.
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SCAFFOLDING THE TEXT-DEPENDENT QUESTIONS
6. Craft and Structure (RI.11–12.6) Based on the language of the Preamble and the Bill
of Rights, what issue was important to the framers of the Constitution? List the nouns in the Preamble that express important values (like justice). Now categorize each amendment under one or more of these nouns.
7. Craft and Structure (RI.11–12.6) What is
the meaning of the word enjoy, as it is used in Amendment VI? Reread the First Amendment. Would a person prosecuted for a crime enjoy the trial, as in “take pleasure in”? What else could enjoy mean then?
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