CCSS to Instructional Objectives

Students will;
Analyze Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence, identifying its purpose and evaluating
rhetorical features such as the listing of grievances. Students compare and contrast the themes
and argument found there to those of other U.S. documents of historical and literary significance,
such as the Olive Branch Petition. [RI.11–12.9].
Unpacking the Standard
Analyze Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence.
Identify the purpose of Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence.
Evaluating rhetorical features such as the listing of grievances used in the text to explain Thomas
Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence.
Compare the themes found in Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence to those found in
other U.S. documents of historical significance.
Compare the themes found in Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence to those found in
other U.S. documents of literary significance.
Contrast the themes found in Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence to those found in
other U.S. documents of historical significance.

Contrast the themes found in Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence to those found in
other U.S. documents of literary significance.
Compare the argument found in Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence to those found
in other U.S. documents of historical significance.
Compare the argument found in Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence to those found
in other U.S. documents of literary significance.
Contrast the argument found in Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence to those found
in other U.S. documents of historical significance.
Contrast the argument found in Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence to those found
in other U.S. documents of literary significance.
Objectives
Students will know Thematic analysis
The themes in Thomas
Jefferson’s Declaration for
Independence

Some of the themes will
include Freedom and Human
Rights

Students will understand Some of U.S. documents of
historical and literary
significance and how they
relate to Thomas Jefferson’s
Declaration of Independence.

Some of the U.S documents
include the U.S. bill of rights

Students will do Compare and contrast themes
found in Thomas Jefferson’s

Students will explain verbally
and through writing in their

Declaration of Independence
and other U.S. documents of
historical and literary
significance
Compare and contrast
arguments found in Thomas
Jefferson’s Declaration of
Independence and other U.S.
documents of historical and
literary significance

books how themes and
arguments found in Thomas
Jefferson’s Declaration of
Independence compare and
contrast with those found in
other U.S. documents of
historical and literary
significance

References

Common Core State Standards Initiative. (2019). Retrieved from http://www.corestandards.org/