Declaration of Independence

Students will create their own Declaration of Independence from someone or something.  This document will mirror the US Document.  Students will need to create a document that has all four parts described below:

Preamble

        Introduction

                    For this assignment you need to introduce who or whom you are talking about in this declaration

       

Focus

                    This assignment, you need to focus on your parents or other family member that you would like to be independent of.

                    If you are choosing a person not in your family, you need to look at why you do not want to be around them

                    You may choose to have an issue with the government/school.  In the Preamble, you will then describe our government/school to give an overview of what it is like.

        Length

Your description should be about 3 sentences to describe the person or thing that angers you.

Declaration of Natural Rights

        Rights that each person has

                    Regardless of what person you have grievances against; the Declaration of Natural Rights Section will be your voice as to what 14 year olds should be able to do.

        Focus

                    This section will be written about changes in laws or keeping them the same to ensure that people around the age of 14 are treated fairly.

        Length

                    This section should be about 1 paragraph long (10 sentences-Introduction, 4 reasons and whys, concluding sentence).  This section should include all of the different laws you want changed or kept the same for 14 year olds.  It can also be about rules that you believe should be changed for 14 year olds.

List of Grievances

      Grievances

                    You will list the grievances that you have with the person/government/school rules.

        Focus

                    This section should be written in list form to and done in complete sentences.  Each grievance should be specific as to what problem you have with a person or government and why.

        Length

                    This section should be a minimum of 7 grievances done with complete sentences.

Resolution

        The end of the document

                    This section will be the concluding paragraph to the section

        Focus

                    This section will be written as a conclusion to everything you said.  You should have a plan as to how this problem you have can be solved.

        Length

                    The length should be about a paragraph-focusing on how you can resolve the issues to make your relationship/life better.

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