Students read, observe, and analyze primary and secondary sources to answer document-based questions (DBQ) that range from identifying cause and effect, predicting possible outcomes, explaining point-of-view, summarizing main ideas, defining vocabulary from textual clues, and much more!

DBQs (Document-Based Questions) integrate literacy, standards-based content, and critical-thinking.

The U.S. Founding Documents: The Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and Bill of Rights includes:

• Literacy DBQs students read, analyze, and write.
• Rigorous DBQs challenge students to use critical-thinking, reasoning, and problem-solving skills.
• DBQs connect reading and analysis to purposeful writing supported by evidence.

The U.S. Founding Documents: The Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and Bill of Rights has higher-order thinking questioning techniques to help students build inquiry skills! Students learn to support their conclusions with evidenceóan essential 21st Century skill.

The U.S. Founding Documents: The Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and Bill of Rights include:

• Text, Data, & Primary Source Analysis
• Writing
• Charts & Graphs
• Inference
• Cause & Effect
• Point of View ï Categorization
• Technology
• Experiments
• Order of Events
• Categorization
• Predict Possible Outcomes
• & Lots More!

Add critical thinking and rigor to your classroom!