Welcome to an Exploration of the Declaration of Independence!
Visit each Blog - a section of the Declaration of Independence. Each blog post contains a direct quote from the text or directions for exploring a section of text. You will be graded on the quality of your comments and the depth of your thinking. Follow the guidelines below in making your comments.
How to comment? Try some of the options below:
- Be sure to read the entire Post first.
- Use your first name only!
- Use RESPECTFUL and school appropriate language at all times.
- Read the comments of your classmates and reply to them.
- Don't write the same thing as someone else. Write your own thinking and use your own words.
How to comment? Try some of the options below:
- put the quote, or a part of it, into your own words
- explain what you think the quote means
- make connections to what you've learned about the colonies
- think out-loud or wonder about something
- ask a specific question
- respond to what someone else has written in a thoughtful or helpful way
- use the prompts page to help you begin sentences