Amuse Their Minds Publishing Read, Write and Learn Copybooks: Copywork with a Purpose. Historical US Documents Series: The Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence Library of Congress Grades 3-5 (ages 8-11) block copybook file
Author: Amuse Their Minds Publishing Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each. - Plato Read, Write and Learn Copybooks: Copywork with a Purpose. What To Expect: Read, Write and Learn Copybooks were created to help children improve visual discrimination, visual tracking, vocabulary and of course, handwriting and penmanship. By using original sources and primary documents, children are able to incorporate increasingly complex concepts into their day-to-day learning. Each Read, Write and Learn Copybook package contains a block handwriting copybook and a cursive handwriting copybook so children can practice their handwriting skills while they re learning. Pages are divided into three sections: Read - Your children read the sentences silently or aloud Write - Your children write the sentences they have just read Learn - A fact is presented to enhance contextual learning Historical US Documents Series: The Declaration of Independence Next: See next page for printing instructions. Read, Write and Learn US Historical Documents Series: The Declaration of Independence Copyright 2010 Amuse Their Minds Publishing. All rights reserved. AmuseTheirMinds.com P.O. Box 1307 Port Washington, NY 11050 (516) 708-9374 info@amusetheirminds.com 2
Author: Amuse Their Minds Publishing Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each. - Plato Read, Write and Learn Copybooks: Copywork with a Purpose. What To Expect: Instructions for Printing: Enter the page ranges below to print the entire document or individual sections. Block Handwriting - File Name: Amuse_RWL_Declaration_Block.pdf TO PRINT: ENTER PAGE: Entire Document All Cover and Instructions 1-3 Introduction 4 Declaration of Independence 5-34 See File Name Amuse_RWL_Declaration_Cursive.pdf for the cursive handwriting copybook. You may print this file as many times as you wish for use by your family. You may not copy, print, email or otherwise distribute this file to anyone outside your immediate family. Next: See next page for Introduction and Credits. The Declaration of Independence 3
Introduction to the Declaration of Independence Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is at once the nation s most cherished symbol of liberty and Jefferson s most enduring monument. Here, in exalted and unforgettable phrases, Jefferson expressed the convictions in the minds and hearts of the American people. The political philosophy of the Declaration was not new; its ideals of individual liberty had already been expressed by John Locke and the Continental philosophers. What Jefferson did was to summarize this philosophy in self-evident truths and set forth a list of grievances against the King in order to justify before the world the breaking of ties between the colonies and the mother country. Credits: 1) http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration.html 2) Library of Congress The Declaration of Independence 4
Read: In Congress, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America. Write: Learn: The Declaration of Independence asserts the independence of the 13 colonies. The Declaration of Independence 5
Read: When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. Write: Learn: The founders believed rights were given by God, not by government. The Declaration of Independence 6
Read: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Write: Learn: Unalienable rights means rights that can t be taken away. The Declaration of Independence 7
Read: That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Write: Learn: Governments are created to secure unalienable rights. The Declaration of Independence 8