The Writing of the Declaration of Independence
Made for Alex
A passage called How the Declaration Was Written, then seven questions on it. Who wrote most of the first draft, what a committee is, why the leaders revised the text, which word means an unfinished first version, and which detail best shows that the leaders worked together.
Skills on this worksheet
- Read an informational history passage closely
- Define committee, draft, revise, and approve from context
- Put the steps of drafting and approving a document in order
- Pick the detail that best supports a claim
Question types: Seven questions: short answer, vocabulary from context, a yes-or-no sequencing check, and a best-evidence question.
Three of the questions
- Who wrote most of the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?
- Why did the leaders revise the draft?
- Which detail best shows that the leaders worked together on the document?
The answer key gives the answer to every question and, for the worked example at the top, the reasoning behind it.
How it was personalized
The passage and the questions come from the same Primer lesson Alex had just read, so the vocabulary being checked is the vocabulary the lesson taught. The illustration shows the signers at a desk, and the answer key walks through where in the passage each answer lives.
A real lesson, a real student
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