# For Teachers #### *The mission of the Declaration Resources Project is to create innovative scholarly resources to support teaching and learning about, and ongoing engagement with, the Declaration of Independence.* ## Teaching the Declaration Remotely The following activities were developed to assist teachers and parents managing a shift to remote learning during COVID-19. They include a fact checking activity for the movie National Treasure (currently available on Netflix), a Declaration of Independence word search (adapted from our "Which Words are in the Declaration of Independence?" activity), and a lesson on blackout poetry that uses the Declaration as its text. ![Remote Resources](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/declaration/files/rsz_1remote.jpg) - [Click to download PDF of National Treasure Fact Checking Activity](/file_url/790) - [Click to download PDF of Word Search Activity](/file_url/789) - [Click to download PDF of Blackout Poetry Activity](/file_url/788) ## Teaching with John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence ![Teaching with John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence (front)](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/declaration/files/trumbull_for_teachers_1.jpg?itok=-cjMln9U) ![Teaching with John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence (back)](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/declaration/files/trumbull_for_teachers_2.jpg?itok=almTXj6l) - [Click to download PDF of handout](/file_url/736) - [Click to download PDF with resources for teachers](/file_url/738) - Read the blog post, ["Unsullied by Falsehood: No John Trumbull"](/blog/trumbull) ## Teaching the timeline of the Declaration of Independence ![Timeline of the Declaration of Independence](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/declaration/files/independence_calendar.jpeg?itok=oYXy4jo7) - [Click to download black and white timeline](/file_url/764) - Read the blog post, ["Delegate Discussions: The Lee Resolution(s)"](/blog/dd-lee-resolution) ## Teaching the words in the Declaration of Independence ![Words in the Declaration of Independence](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/declaration/files/words_in_the_declaration.jpg?itok=YO8KjEDw) - [Click to download PDF of handout with resources for teachers](/file_url/761) - [Click to download PDF with relevant words highlighted on the Dunlap broadside](/file_url/762) *Note: p. 1 is the Dunlap broadside, p. 2 has all the words in this activity underlined, and pp. 3-27 have all occurrences of individual words underlined (in the column order from the activity)* ## Teaching about signers of the Declaration of Independence who also signed other founding documents ![Signers of the Declaration of Independence Who Also Signed Other Documents](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/declaration/files/giphy-3.jpg?itok=JO1AV5h7) - Click to download individual graphics: [Articles of Association](/file_url/659), [Olive Branch Petition](/file_url/660), [Articles of Confederation](/file_url/661), [United States Constitution](/file_url/662) - [Click to download black and white PDF of all graphics](/file_url/664) ![The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/declaration/files/2017_dec_const_infographic-01.jpg?itok=aRyVPIRN) - [Click to download black and white infographic about signers of both the Declaration and Constitution](/file_url/686) ## Teaching when and how the Declaration of Independence spread through the newly United States ![Map of Newspaper Editions of the Declaration of Independence, 1776](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/declaration/files/map_for_website-01.jpg?itok=K7IbjMiv) - [Click to download black and white map of 1776 newspaper editions](/file_url/251) ## Teaching different perspectives on the Declaration of Independence ![Fresh Takes on the Declaration of Independence](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/declaration/files/fresh_takes_logo-01.jpg?itok=bhWwJOiE) - [Click to read and download the "Fresh Takes on the Declaration of Independence"](/resources/fresh-takes) e-book, featuring 24 scholars of American history - Encourage students to take the Fresh Takes Challenge! Have them [read](/resources/text) and briefly reflect on the Declaration of Independence. ## Teaching with movies and TV shows ![Poster for 1776 Movie](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/declaration/files/4753d978cb74b5e50ae6fd2e9fb40bd3.jpg?itok=-RMa6Rql) ![National Treasure Slide](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/declaration/files/national_treasure_0.jpg?itok=pbjZHT5s) ![John Adams Miniseries](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/declaration/files/johnadamshbo.jpg?itok=-S5OFrRQ) - Read the blog post, ["Presenting the Facts: 1776"](/blog/facts-1776) - Read the blog post, ["Presenting the Facts: National Treasure"](/blog/facts-nationaltreasure) - Read the blog post, ["Presenting the Facts: John Adams Miniseries"](/blog/facts-johnadams) ## Video Game in Development - [Click to learn more about "Portrait of a Tyrant"](/video-game)