DOCUMENT RESUME ED 450 020 SO 032 386 AUTHOR Hovey, Elizabeth; O'Connell, Libby Haight TITLE The Declaration of Independence: Save Our History[TM]. Teacher's Manual, Grades 2-12. PUB DATE 1999-00-00 NOTE 48p. AVAILABLE FROM A&E Television Networks, Attn: Community Marketing, 235 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017; Tel: 877-87LEARN (toll free); Fax: 212-551-1540; E-mail: ([email protected]); Web site: http://www.historychannel.com/classroom/index.html. PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Teacher (052) EDRS PRICE MF01/PCO2 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Curriculum Enrichment; Elementary Secondary Education; *Heritage Education; *Interdisciplinary Approach; Social Studies; Teaching Guides; *United States History IDENTIFIERS *Declaration of Independence ABSTRACT The Declaration of Independence today serves as one of the nation's most treasured symbols. The Declaration of Independence represents the moment at which the United States of America was born and embodies the reasons for its birth. This teacher's manual is designed to provide teachers with materials and activities to foster students' understanding of a crucial period in U.S. history. The manual includes lessons in history, civics, language arts, mathematics, and science to help teachers convey the continuities and innovations inherent in the Declaration, and its enduring role in U.S. culture. It can be used to serve a variety of grades as either a coherent unit or a source for individual lessons and enrichment projects. Following an introduction, the manual is divided into these grade-level sections: Section One: Grades 2-4; Section Two: Grades 5-8; and Section Three: Grades 9-12. Appendices contain primary source materials, maps, biographical data, and related Web sites. (BT) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. The Declaration of Independence: Save Our History. Teacher's Manual, Grades 2-12. 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Their values universal theme in the past, present and future of the are stronger than ever, but the documents themselves human condition. are showing their age after more than 200 years. Along with the original U.S. Constitution and the Bill of As our millennium gift to the nation, AT&T is proud to Rights, the Declaration of Independence needs to be take the lead in underwriting a public-private preserved for the next millennium. partnership spearheaded by the White House, Congress, and the National Archives to restore these That's why The History Channel has included this documents. iconic document in Save Our History, our national campaign for historic preservation and history We are also pleased to join with The History Channel education. in sharing the story of the Charters of Freedom with teachers and students throughout the United States. The History Channel teachers who have written Education is a focal point of AT&T's philanthropy, this manual have developed activities that can help you especially the use of technology as a powerful tool for introduce the story of the Declaration of Independence learning. But no technology can replace the unique across the curriculum, to a wide variety of grade levels. contribution of committed teachers. Inside, you'll find creative approaches that range from the science of preservation to using primary sources to We hope these materials will be of some help as you inspire history students. Our partnership with AT&T teach a new generation of Americans to appreciate the has made it possible to distribute these materials free meaning and value of our three Charters of Freedom. of charge to educators like you. Sincerely, Effective teaching requires hard work and dedication.