Henrico County Public Schools: Toolbox for Instruction Grade 5 Social Studies: Virginia Studies (1781-Present) Standards of Learning Objectives: VS.1a,b,c,d Reporting Category: History VS.6a Reporting Category: History VS.1 The student will develop skills for historical and geographical analysis including the ability to a) identify and interpret artifacts and primary and secondary source documents to understand events in history; b) determine cause and effect relationships; c) compare and contrast historical events; d) draw conclusions and make generalizations. VS.6a The student will demonstrate knowledge of the role of Virginia in the establishment of the new American nation by explaining why George Washington is called the “Father of our Country” and James Madison is called the “Father of the Constitution.” Technology Skills: Use CDs and online databases for search and retrieval of information. Record information to an ongoing database. Materials: Virginia Resources Link CD, by ABC-CLIO World Book Encyclopedia CD AppleWorks Word Processing Golden Book/First Connections CD Venn Diagram Procedure: 1. Students will research the life events and accomplishments of George Washington and James Madison. 2. Add information to an ongoing class database entitled Famous Virginians. This would include name, date of birth, date of death, contributions, and miscellaneous information. 3. Students will complete a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the contributions of Washington and Madison. Assessment: Completion of Venn Diagram. Extension Activity: Create a time line of the lives of George Washington and/or James Madison. Web Sites: www.virginia.edu/gwpapers/ www.virginia.edu/pjm/ ©June, 2002 Henrico County Public Schools - Social Studies - Grade 5 (A note of appreciation to the fifth grade teachers submitting activities for this Toolbox. Thank you for your time and effort.) Henrico County Public Schools: Toolbox for Instruction Grade 5 Social Studies: Virginia Studies (1781-Present) Standards of Learning Objective: VS.6b Reporting Category: Civics VS.6b The student will demonstrate knowledge of the role of Virginia in the establishment of the new American nation by identifying the ideas of George Mason and Thomas Jefferson as expressed in the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. Technology Skills: Use CDs and online databases for search and retrieval of information. Materials: Download the Virginia Declaration of Rights from the website (cut into 16 sections) http://gunston.hall.org/document/vdr Computer paper Chart paper http://search.biography.com/print_record.pl?ID=34818 http://teachers.henrico.k12.va.us/hclc/ Procedure: 1. Students will be put into pairs and each given a section of the Virginia Declaration of Rights. 2. Discuss that George Mason wrote this document and students will determine what it says. 3. They will rewrite their section in their own words on a large piece of paper to share with the class. 4. Students will copy the sections presented. 5. Students will highlight the sections that deal with freedom of religion, freedom of the press, and the right to a trial by jury. 6. Students will make a flip book with a page for each of the three sections listed. 7. The top of the flap will have the number of the corresponding section from the Virginia Declaration of Rights. 8. The underside will draw a picture illustrating what the individual right is and write a paragraph describing it. Assessment: Students will write a list comparing what life was like in Virginia before the Declaration of Rights and afterwards. Extension Activity: Students will make a Venn Diagram comparing the United States Bill of Rights and the Virginia Declaration of Rights. ©June, 2002 Henrico County Public Schools - Social Studies - Grade 5 (A note of appreciation to the fifth grade teachers submitting activities for this Toolbox. Thank you for your time and effort.) Henrico County Public Schools: Toolbox for Instruction Grade 5 Social Studies: Virginia Studies (1781-Present) Standards of Learning Objective: VS.6b Reporting Category: Civics VS.6b The student will demonstrate knowledge of the role of Virginia in the establishment of the new American nation by identifying the ideas of George Mason and Thomas Jefferson, as expressed in the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. Technology Skills: Use CDs and online databases for search and retrieval of information. Materials: Internet Access Activity Sheet Procedure: 1. Students may work in pairs or if computers are limited, students may work in teams to complete the Activity Sheet. 2. Students are to use the Internet to search for sites with information about: George Mason, the Virginia Declaration of Rights, Thomas Jefferson, and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. 3. Students will skim and scan through this information to find logical answers to questions on Activity Sheet. 4. When the sheets have been completed they should be used to help students contribute to a class discussion about how these documents and these men influenced the United States Constitution and how their influence still affects every American today. Assessment: Student Activity Sheet Extension Activity: The students can write short essays about how these men and these documents influenced the United States Constitution. Web Sites: www.jmu.edu/madison/virginia.htm www.rjgeib.com/thoughts.lynch/religions-freedom.html http://teachers.henrico.k12.va.us/hclc/ ©June, 2002 Henrico County Public Schools - Social Studies - Grade 5 (A note of appreciation to the fifth grade teachers submitting activities for this Toolbox. Thank you for your time and effort.) Henrico County Public Schools: Toolbox for Instruction Grade 5 Social Studies: Virginia Studies (1781-Present) Name________________________________ Date__________________________ SOL: VS.6b Virginia Declaration of Rights and Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom Directions: Log onto the Internet and click on search. You may have to go to bookmarks and go to a web page your teacher has book marked for you. You will need to find information on George Mason, the Virginia Declaration of Rights, Thomas Jefferson, and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. The Bill of Rights and the Constitution of the United States may also be helpful in answering the following questions. Try these Web Sites: www.jmu.edu/madison/virginia.htm www.rjgeib.com/thoughts/lynch/religions-freedom.html 1. From what document did Thomas Jefferson borrow the Declaration of Independence's opening paragraphs? ______________________________________________________________________ 2. Who made a small but significant modification to the Virginia Declaration of Rights? ______________________________________________________________________ 3. What are some of the key points stated in the Virginia Declaration of Rights? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 4. In what section of the Virginia Declaration of Rights does it say that “all power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people.” ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ©June, 2002 Henrico County Public Schools - Social Studies - Grade 5 (A note of appreciation to the fifth grade teachers submitting activities for this Toolbox. Thank you for your time and effort.) Henrico County Public Schools: Toolbox for Instruction Grade 5 Social Studies: Virginia Studies (1781-Present) SOL: VS.6b Page 2 5. In what section of the Virginia Declaration of Rights does it say that “no man shall be deprived of his liberty except by the law of the land or the judgment of his peers”? ___________________________________________________________________ 6. In what section of the Virginia Declaration of Rights does it say that “the freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by despotic government”? ___________________________________________________________________ 7. Do you think that during Thomas Jefferson’s life time he saw people mistreated if they did not belong to an “established” church or one that was approved by the state? Could this have influenced his decision to write the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom? Explain. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 8. During Thomas Jefferson’s life time, did the government tell people which place of worship to attend? ________________ Did this also happen in England? ______________________ ©June, 2002 Henrico County Public Schools - Social Studies - Grade 5 (A note of appreciation to the fifth grade teachers submitting activities for this Toolbox. Thank you for your time and effort.) Henrico County Public Schools: Toolbox for Instruction Grade 5 Social Studies: Virginia Studies (1781-Present) SOL: VS.6b Page 3 9. What do you think that Jefferson meant in Article II of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, when he said, “and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities.” (Civil capacities are jobs, school, marriage etc.) ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________