Comprehensive downloadable teacher guides are available with age-appropriate curriculum ties each connecting “democracy in action” in With Liberty and Justice for All. All Teachers Guides include an Introduction with an Overview, Objectives and Guiding Questions; Related Michigan Curriculum Framework Content Standards and Benchmarks; Related Core Democratic Values and Vocabulary; Materials Needed; Pre-Visit Activities; Post-Visit Project and Rubric; Extension Activities, Bibliography; Primary Sources and Primary Source Investigation Worksheets. 

Click below to download grade appropriate teacher guides:

4th 5th Grades—Looking At Evidence and Taking a Stand (2.6 MB)*
Students will investigate some of the ways citizens participate in a democracy through classroom discussion, examination of primary source materials evidence and exploration of the exhibit With Liberty and Justice for All. Students will take a stand on an issue that divided citizens by role playing a leader from the past.

6th-8th Grades—Looking At Evidence and Taking Sides (2.4 MB)*
Students will investigate some of the ways citizens decide on and debate issues in a democracy through classroom discussion, examination of primary source materials evidence and exploration of the exhibit With Liberty and Justice for All. Students will take sides and write an editorial on an issue that divided citizens in the past.

9th-12th Grades—Looking At Evidence and Taking Action (3.5 MB)*
Students will investigate some of the ways citizens take action and build movements in a democracy through classroom discussion, examination of primary source materials evidence and exploration of the exhibit With Liberty and Justice for All. Students will develop and present an action plan of strategies for addressing a current public policy issue.

Curriculum Connections

With Liberty & Justice for All related Curriculum Standards and Benchmarks.

  Lincoln's Legacy of Leadership (2.56 MB)

Three unit plans for grades 8-12 focusing on Abraham Lincoln that use the online video Lincoln's Legacy: Race, Freedom and Equality of Opportunity Town Hall Lecture.

 

  Rosa Parks and Social Innovation (203 KB)
Lesson plan for grades 6-12 that explore Rosa Parks and the concept of social innovation.

*These guides were made possible with support from the Michigan State Bar Foundation. The Foundation’s funding does not constitute an endorsement of content.