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Preamble Activity

The document provides instructions for a classroom activity where students can choose to either copy the Preamble to the US Constitution in cursive and memorize it, or create a 4-frame comic strip illustrating the content of the Preamble. There will be a competition among students for the best and most creative submissions in each category, with prizes awarded. Guidelines are provided to evaluate the comic strips or cursive writing submissions based on criteria like storyline, illustrations, and connection to the Preamble's content.

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Preamble Activity

The document provides instructions for a classroom activity where students can choose to either copy the Preamble to the US Constitution in cursive and memorize it, or create a 4-frame comic strip illustrating the content of the Preamble. There will be a competition among students for the best and most creative submissions in each category, with prizes awarded. Guidelines are provided to evaluate the comic strips or cursive writing submissions based on criteria like storyline, illustrations, and connection to the Preamble's content.

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Constitutional Preamble Activity

Directions: You may choose to either copy the Preamble to the


Constitution in your best cursive handwriting word for word and
memorize it, or illustrate the content of the Preamble as a comic
strip. If you choose to create a comic strip, it must contain a
minimum of four (4) frames. There will be a competition in class
for each category with prizes for the best and most creative.

Comic Strip Project

Beginner (1) Practitioner (2) Expert (3)

Storyline The storyline The storyline The storyline


does not make makes sense but makes sense and
sense. may skip around. is easy to follow.
It includes a It includes a
beginning, beginning,
middle, and end. middle, and end.

Connection to The comic does The comic The comic


History Content not include any includes 2 includes at least
connection to the connections to 4 connections to
Preamble to the the Preamble to the Preamble to
Constitution. the Constitution. the Constitution.

Illustrations There is little to There is some The comic is


no effort in the effort in colored and
coloring or the presentation and neatly presented.
illustrating. neatness.

Name __________________ Total Score=_______________

Comments:
Cursive Writing/Memorization of the Preamble Project:

Presentation of memorized Preamble/for extra consideration in your


grade, include embellishments to enhance your written presentation
such as decorative swirls or designs.

Cursive Copy/Presentation of the Preamble to the Constitution Rubric:

Beginner Practitioner Expert

__________________________________________________________________

Cursive Writing: The writing is There is some The writing is


sloppy and little effort in neatly presented
Neatness, style effort was given presentation and and the writer
and to the finished neatness, and has added
embellishments product with no includes some embellishments
embellishment. embellishment. to the
presentation .

Memorization & Needed prompting Needed prompting Needed no


Presentation several times (more two or less times prompting during
than 3) during the during delivery. delivery.
Of the Preamble delivery of the
to the Preamble. The presentation
The presentation
Constitution had some emotion was exceptional
Presentation had no but not well and performed with
emotion. polished, and great emotion.
needed more
practice.

Name__________________

Total Score=______________

Comments:

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