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Lesson 3: Determine the Meaning and Purpose of the Preamble to the US Constitution, Preview the Unit Essential Questions

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teaches Common Core State Standards SL.7.1 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/SL/7/1
teaches Common Core State Standards L.7.4 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/L/7/4
teaches Common Core State Standards W.7.10 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/7/10
teaches Common Core State Standards W.7.9 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/7/9
teaches Common Core State Standards W.7.1 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/7/1
teaches Common Core State Standards RL.7.1 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/7/1
teaches Common Core State Standards RI.7.10 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RI/7/10
teaches Common Core State Standards RI.7.9 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RI/7/9
teaches Common Core State Standards RI.7.4 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RI/7/4
teaches Common Core State Standards RI.7.2 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RI/7/2
teaches Common Core State Standards RI.7.1 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RI/7/1
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Lesson 3: Determine the Meaning and Purpose of the Preamble to the US Constitution, Preview the Unit Essential Questions

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Students will paraphrase the meaning of the preamble to the United States Constitution, analyze the purpose of phrases within the text, and make connections between the values of Jonas’s society and our own.

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