Introduction
This unit will be useful for both an American history class and an American government class. It is likely that I will be using some variety of the unit for both, although I intend this for the Advanced Placement courses that I teach. The unit is meant for students on the high school level. The unit itself deals with the obedience and defiance of Americans to the rule of law over the course of our history. Specifically, it is designed to require students to absorb the arguments presented in our history through research that will culminate in a role play exercise. The long and the short of my rationale for this particular exercise is that it provokes students into inquiring about prominent moments and figures in our nations history while concurrently tapping into talents many of them possess (I teach at a visual and performing arts magnet school). My hope is that students will not only gather important information to our understanding of American history but also enrich themselves artistically through the time honored art of dramatic presentation.
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