Guide Author

Josh St. Louis

District

Moorhead Public Schools ISD 152

Date Created

05/25/2011

Guide Description

Once students have been introduced to U.S. laws and their importance in our society, they can compare/contrast them to Minnesota laws. This guide will show Minnesota territory laws from 1849. The goal is to provide a deeper understanding of how our state laws compare with the laws of our national government.

Title of Main Academic Standard used in Guide

Minnesota DRAFT K-12 Academic Standards in Social Studies

Grade Level

5

Learning Level

Reinforced

National Holiday/Special Occasion (optional)

N/A

Source Format Emphasized

Documents

Geographic Region Emphasized (optional)

Minnesota

Other Minnesota Reflections Guide(s) Related to this Guide (optional

Economics (Taxes)

Standard Title

Minnesota DRAFT K-12 Academic Standards in Social Studies

Category

5

Strand

Government and Citizenship

Sub-strand

Beliefs and Principles of Democracy

Standard

Law is important in the American constitutional system.

Benchmark 1: standard number

5.5.6.2.1

Benchmark 1: text

Explain how law limits both the government and the governed, protects individual rights and promotes the general welfare.

Benchmark 2: standard number

Benchmark 2: text

Benchmark 3: standard number

Benchmark 3: text

Benchmark 4: standard number

Benchmark 4: text

Standard Title

Minnesota Academic Standards English Language Arts K-12 2010

Category

Writing

Strand

Text Types and Purposes

Sub-strand

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

Standard

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

Benchmark 1: standard number

5.6.2.2.a

Benchmark 1: text

Introduce a topic clearly, provide a general observation and focus, and group related information logically; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

Benchmark 2: standard number

5.6.2.2.b

Benchmark 2: text

Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.

Benchmark 3: standard number

5.6.2.2.c

Benchmark 3: text

Link ideas within and across categories of information using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., in contrast, especially).

Benchmark 4: standard number

5.6.2.2.e

Benchmark 4: text

Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented.

Reading: standard number

5.2.5.5

Reading: standard text

Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.

Math: standard number

Math: standard text

Media Literacy: standard number

Media Literacy: standard text

Interdisciplinary Connection

Things to Think About

Students should be able to navigate the Minnesota Reflections website, including how to zoom and view page & text. Additionally, they should know how to paraphrase text and how to compare/contrast the ideas in two or more texts. Finally, students should have a good background on the U.S. in 1849, as it will help in their understanding of the laws of Minnesota.

Keywords

Territory, laws, constitution, 1849

Other ideas (to assist with discovery)

Challenges to finding resources on this standard

Title

Date created

Description

Format (photo, map, letter …)

"Cite the Item" link

Acts, Joint Resolutions and Memorials passed by the First Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Minnesota

September 3, 1849, to November 1, 1849, published 1850

The first page of the book. It's included in case somebody wants to start reading from the beginning. Title page

Book - laws & legislation

http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/sro,590

Acts, Joint Resolutions and Memorials passed by the First Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Minnesota

September 3, 1849, to November 1, 1849, published 1850

This page details elections and voting rights in the territory. It includes information on when/where elections should be held, and then who is qualified to vote. Page 6

Book - laws & legislation

http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/sro,595

Acts, Joint Resolutions and Memorials passed by the First Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Minnesota

September 3, 1849 to November 1, 1849, published 1851

This page discusses "An Act providing for the proper observance of the Sabbath." It details what work cannot be done on Sunday, and the penalty for such misconduct. Page 45

Book - laws & legislation

http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/sro,634

Constitution of the United States

Undated; prior to 1849

The first page of the Constitution of the United States. Page I

Books

http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/sro,1063

Constitution of the United States

Undated; prior to 1849

Electoral votes for the President. Page XIII

Books

http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/sro,1075

Constitution of the United States

Undated; prior to 1849

Sec 5 outlines who is allowed to vote in the US. Page XXIV

Books

http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/sro,1086

Minnesota Revisor of Statutes http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us

Zoom in if projecting to a whole class. Also, if you do a Text Search for "tax" it will highlight in red all the pages that have the word "tax".

Have students search the above documents for some voting laws, how they are the same, different, etc. They might also want to just look through each book, to get a better idea of what Americans were thinking 160 years ago. Students could also do a search of "weird" or "unusual" state laws on the internet as a comparison to Minnesota laws.

Minnesota Office of the Revisor os Statues https://www.revisor.mn.gov/pubs/

Minnesota Revenue http://taxes.state.mn.us/Pages/index.aspx