Declaration of Independence Treasure Box

In my treasure box for the Declaration of Independence is the following:

*A book called The Declaration of Independence (A True Book) by Elaine Landau.

*The resources found here:

     

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/lessons/declaration/pdf/comparisons.pdf

Making Comparisons – first and final drafts of DOI.

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/lessons/declaration/pdf/final.pdf

First printed version of DOI

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/newsevents/events/creatingus/pdf/writing.pdf

Picture of the authors writing DOI – lots of papers on the floor.

http://memory.loc.gov/mss/mgw/mgw4/037/0000/0020.jpg

Typed pic of DOI

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/gmd:@field%28NUMBER+@band%28g3300+np000009%29%29

 

Map of Colonies from 1755 showing British and French ownership

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/amrev/shots/address.html

George III's reaction to the Declaration

I also added Photos of Independence Hall that I took this summer and a 13 Colonies map, as well as portraits of some of the signers.  

For the notebooking activity, I'll have the kids compare and contrast the language in the rough and final drafts of the Declaration and have them reflect on why they think certain words and phrases would have been changed.