Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with this expanded edition featuring some of the most significant texts in the history of American democracy! With three new selections and new note-taking prompts to support engagement with each text, The Will of the People 250th Anniversary Edition brings together 16 texts reflecting significant moments in the history of American democracy, in a format intended to invite discussion of their meaning and continuing significance.
The Classroom Bundle includes:
- 10 The Will of the People anthologies
- Leader’s Materials
- 1 Leader’s Guide
- 1 anthology for leader use
The Leader’s Guide is for teachers and instructors who want to facilitate Shared Inquiry exploration of these foundational texts. The Leader’s Guide includes:
- Instructional framework for how to implement Shared Inquiry in the classroom through a structured sequence of activities
- Shared Inquiry discussion guidelines
- Interpretive, evaluative, and close reading activities for each unit
- Guide to question types and their uses
- Student learning objectives for each activity
Each anthology includes:
- 16 selections with line numbers for easy reference
- Note-taking prompts and discussion questions for each reading
- A student introduction to Shared Inquiry and discussion guidelines
To get the most out of your experience leading exploration of these texts, we recommend you consider Shared Inquiry professional development courses. Learn more!
- Declaration of Independence
- The Federalist No. 10
- The Federalist No. 51
- The Federalist No. 78
- Constitution of the United States of America
- Farewell Address
- Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions, Seneca Falls Convention
- Emancipation Proclamation
- Gettysburg Address
- Second Inaugural Address
- Address to the First Annual Meeting of the American Equal Rights Association
- The United States of America v. Susan B. Anthony
- The New Colossus
- First Inaugural Address
- Brown v. Board of Education
- Letter from Birmingham Jail
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