Name:___________

Period:___________

Phase 1: Educational Preamble Sheet.

Follow the directions addressed in each step, in step 3 and 4 you have the choice to partner up
with a student in order to answer the questions; if you partner up with another student your
answer must not be the same, this is an opportunity to develop distinct suggestions for the class
constitution and develop strong rationales for each.

Step 1: Define each goal listed below in your own words.

1. Form a
More
Perfect
Union

2. Establis
h Justice

1) Form a More Perfect Union

2) Establish Justice

3) Insure Domestic Tranquility

4) Promote the general welfare

5) Secure the blessings of liberty

3. Insure
Domesti
c
Tranquili
ty

4. Promote
the
General
Welfare

5. Secure
the
Blessing
s of
Liberty.

Step 2: From your understanding of the Preamble goals written in Step 1,

rewrite those goals as they might apply to a classroom.
(Ex: Secure Blessings of liberty: Make sure all students can freely express
their opinions in class)
1) Form a More Perfect Union

2) Establish Justice

3) Insure Domestic Tranquility

4) Promote the General Welfare

5) Secure the Blessings of Liberty

Step 3: For each adapted goal in Step 2, you will provide one thing you
could do as a student to reach each goal, then two things all students can

do to reach each goal, finally two things the teacher can do to reach each
goal.
Form a More Perfect Union
Rewrite your class adaptation for this goal:

As a student I will reach this

goal by

In order to reach this goal all

students should

In order to reach this goal the

teacher should

Establish Justice
Rewrite your class adaptation for this goal:

As a student I will reach this

goal by

In order to reach this goal all

students should

In order to reach this goal the

teacher should

Insure Domestic Tranquility

Rewrite your class adaptation for this goal:

As a student I will reach this

goal by

In order to reach this goal all

students should

In order to reach this goal the

teacher should

Promote the general welfare

Rewrite your class adaptation for this goal:

As a students I will reach this

goal by

In order to reach this goal all

students should

In order to reach this goal the

teacher should

Secure the blessings of liberty

Rewrite your class adaptation for this goal:

As a student I will reach this

goal by

In order to reach this goal all

students should

In order to reach this goal the

teacher should

Step 4: Now select three things mentioned from each goal then write 3-4
sentences explaining why what you wrote helps achieve the particular goal.
This will be done at home and will be typed format goes as follows:
EX: Secure blessings of liberty: Make sure all students can freely express their opinions

In order to reach this goal all the students in the class should learn Accountable
Talk Prompts such as: I agree with ___(name)_____because I disagree with
___(name)_____because. Often students feel uncomfortable discussing the
controversial issues embedded in this classroom. The discomfort from such
discussions have prevented many students from freely expressing their opinions in
class. The prompts allow for students to engage in discussion of a controversial
issue through premade prompts which can convey an opinion in a noninflammatory manner. Such prompts develop an environment where more people
can feel comfortable discussing a controversial topic creating an environment
freely express their opinions.