Lesson Plan 15

by | Nov 14, 2018

AUDIO PODCAST: Listen to SIA 101.15: The Declaration of Independence, Part 1 (Audio time: 43 minutes)

REQUIRED READINGS: See these 7 downloadable Quick Notes Flashcards for an at-a-glance summary of some of the essential ideas within the Declaration of Independence.

Also: Declaration of Independence

TERMS, PEOPLE, & PLACES TO IDENTIFY

Where there is a time mark, the answer is provided at the time indicated in the relevant podcast or video. Where there is no time mark indicated, the student should look up in a book or perform an Internet search for the term, person, or place.

  1. Regime
  2. Fratricidal
  3. Premise
  4. Objective Truth
  5. Multiculturalism
  6. Relativism
  7. Theologians
  8. Dissolution
  9. Syllogism
  10. Chaos
  11. Cosmos
  12. Non-sectarian
  13. Communist Regime
  14. Tiananmen Square
  15. Romulus and Remus

STUDY QUESTIONS

  1. In all of human history what political regime was founded with a declaration of their independence? (00 – 2:01)
  2. What did the revolutionaries do that made the American founding unique? (2:01 – 2:56)
  3. When did the revolutionaries announce the Declaration of Independence (2:01 – 2:56)
  4. Had the revolutionaries won the war when they declared their independence? (2:01 – 2:56)
  5. When and where did the revolution begin? (2:56 – 3:27)
  6. Did George Washington think military victory would be easy? Why? (3:27 – 4:09)
  7. Did George Washington have a strong army? (4:09 – 4:31)
  8. What did the Declaration of Independence do for the revolutionaries? (4:31 – 5:30)
  9. What is the premise of the Declaration of Independence? (5:30 – 6:09)
  10. Why is this premise important? (6:10 – 6:34)
  11. Why is this premise considered controversial today? (6:34 – 8:17)
  12. How are these views different than the overarching premise found in the Declaration of Independence? (6:34 – 9:30)
  13. Review the first paragraph of the Declaration of Independence. (9:30 – 20:00)
  14. What did the revolutionaries want to end with the British? Why? (9:30 – 11:30)
  15. What does ‘the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God’ mean? (11:30 – 20:00)
  16. Are there natural truths? Describe a few. (15:00 – 16:09)
  17. What is Nature’s God? (16:09 – 20:00)
  18. Regarding ‘the Laws of Nature and Nature’s God’, what are the three basic points the Declaration of Independence are asking the reader to acknowledge? (16:09 – 20:00)
  19. What do the revolutionaries want from the rest of the world? (20:00 – 20:41)
  20. Who is the audience for the Declaration of Independence? (20:41 – 22:42)
  21. What were the college students doing that the Chinese government opposed? (22:42 – 24:45)
  22. Why would the Chinese government oppose this activity? (22:42 – 24:45)
  23. Why is the story of Tiananmen Square significant? (24:45 – 25:38)
  24. Review the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence. (25:38 – 30:53)
  25. What is a self-evident truth? (25:38 – 30:53)
  26. What example does Dr. Krannawitter use as a self-evident truth? (25:38 – 30:53)
  27. Does a self-evident truth mean obvious? (30:23 – 30:53)
  28. What is the moral and political self-evident truth the Declaration of Independence is referring to? (31:00 – 31:18)
  29. How can the statement ‘all men are created equal’ be a self-evident truth when human beings look different and have different skills and talents? (31:20 – 38:40)
  30. What makes human beings different than animals? (35:00 – 35:50)
  31. Can you observe these differences? (35:50 – 37:25)
  32. Who ought to be in control of you? Why? (37:25 – 38:00)
  33. How does this tie into the idea of why slavery is wrong? (38:00 – 41:17)
  34. How are all human beings equal? Why is this important? (38:00 – 41:17)