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Defining Power and
Authority: A U.S. History
Inquiry-Based Lesson
Whitney G. Blankenship
National Council for the Social Studies
Annual Conference
San Francisco, CA
For digital access to all documents from today, go to:
Or go to: http://tinyurl.com/PowerAuthorityNCSS17
November 9,
2016
Inquiry
Design
Model
What makes
a question
compelling?
Compelling
Question
How has the definition of power
and authority in the United
States changed over time?
Supporting Question 1: How did the founders define power and authority?
Supporting Question: Who were the signers
of the declaration of independence?
Featured Sources:
• Jefferson’s Draft of
Declaration
• Published Declaration
• Demographic Data on
Signers
Jefferson’s
Draft &
Demographic
Data
What changes were made? Which changes were
most significant? Why?
How does this evidence connect with the
demographic data of the signers?
He has waged cruel war….
Within the Continental Congress, who holds the balance of power at this
point?
Additional Clips:
• Molasses to Rum
to Slave
• The Lee’s from
Old Virginia
Grievances &
Demographic Data
What is the connection between these two pieces of
data?
Declaring Independence
What inferences can you make about the definition of power &
authority at the time of the Declaration of Independence?
The Choices Program
Brown University
What did you learn about power and authority at
the time of the signing of the
Declaration of Independence?
Who has power and authority in the U.S.?
Federal
Government
Constitutional
Amendments
Court Cases
•Articles of Confederation
•Constitution
•13th, 14th, & 15th
•17th & 19th
•Dred Scott/Plessy
•Korematsu
•Brown I & II
•Gideon & Miranda
•Loving
Power &
Authority in the
Gilded Age
The Cult of Domesticity
Domesticity
Piety
Submissiveness
Purity
Barbara Welter
Ain’t I a Woman?
What elements of the Cult of Domesticity are highlighted in
Truth’s speech?
How does Truth’s speech show the tension between the Cult of
Domesticity and the lived experience of black women?
The Trial of Lizzie
Borden
Compelling Question:
Was Lizzie Borden innocent?
Supporting Question: What evidence was
presented at her trial?
Trial Transcripts
Press Accounts
Borden Family
Lizzie’s
Biography
Neighborhood
Map
Indictment &
Timeline
FeaturedSources
Supporting Question: What socio-cultural
factors played a role in Borden’s trial?
Cult of
Domesticity
Physical
Evidence
Power &
Authority in the
Gilded Age
Extending the topic…..
To what extent does the definition of power
and authority change between the 18th & 19th
centuries in the United States?
Argument & Extension
Summative Performance Task
What would
taking informed
action look like?

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Ncss2017.power andauthority.idm

  • 1. Defining Power and Authority: A U.S. History Inquiry-Based Lesson Whitney G. Blankenship National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference San Francisco, CA For digital access to all documents from today, go to: Or go to: http://tinyurl.com/PowerAuthorityNCSS17
  • 5. Compelling Question How has the definition of power and authority in the United States changed over time?
  • 6. Supporting Question 1: How did the founders define power and authority?
  • 7. Supporting Question: Who were the signers of the declaration of independence? Featured Sources: • Jefferson’s Draft of Declaration • Published Declaration • Demographic Data on Signers
  • 8. Jefferson’s Draft & Demographic Data What changes were made? Which changes were most significant? Why? How does this evidence connect with the demographic data of the signers?
  • 9. He has waged cruel war…. Within the Continental Congress, who holds the balance of power at this point? Additional Clips: • Molasses to Rum to Slave • The Lee’s from Old Virginia
  • 10. Grievances & Demographic Data What is the connection between these two pieces of data?
  • 11. Declaring Independence What inferences can you make about the definition of power & authority at the time of the Declaration of Independence? The Choices Program Brown University
  • 12. What did you learn about power and authority at the time of the signing of the Declaration of Independence?
  • 13.
  • 14. Who has power and authority in the U.S.? Federal Government Constitutional Amendments Court Cases •Articles of Confederation •Constitution •13th, 14th, & 15th •17th & 19th •Dred Scott/Plessy •Korematsu •Brown I & II •Gideon & Miranda •Loving
  • 15. Power & Authority in the Gilded Age
  • 16. The Cult of Domesticity Domesticity Piety Submissiveness Purity Barbara Welter
  • 17. Ain’t I a Woman? What elements of the Cult of Domesticity are highlighted in Truth’s speech? How does Truth’s speech show the tension between the Cult of Domesticity and the lived experience of black women?
  • 18. The Trial of Lizzie Borden Compelling Question: Was Lizzie Borden innocent?
  • 19. Supporting Question: What evidence was presented at her trial? Trial Transcripts Press Accounts Borden Family Lizzie’s Biography Neighborhood Map Indictment & Timeline FeaturedSources
  • 20. Supporting Question: What socio-cultural factors played a role in Borden’s trial? Cult of Domesticity Physical Evidence
  • 21. Power & Authority in the Gilded Age Extending the topic…..
  • 22. To what extent does the definition of power and authority change between the 18th & 19th centuries in the United States? Argument & Extension Summative Performance Task

Editor's Notes

  1. Who were the signers of the declaration of independence?
  2. How would describe power and authority in the United States at the time of the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution? https://www.polleverywhere.com/free_text_polls/Ydnai6rcp2uGdoY
  3. Conduct a similar comparison of the Articles of Confederation & the Constitution Bill of Rights, 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendments, 17th & 19th Amendment Court Cases: Dred Scott, Plessy v. Ferguson, Powell v. Alabama (Scottsboro Boys), Korematsu v. U.S., Brown v. Board of Education, Gideon v. Wainright, Miranda v. Arizona, Loving v. Virginia