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Mr. Hartman/Ms. Jodzis
Period ____ English
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Write your own

preamble

Directions: With a partner, we are going to dissect the United States Preamble. Follow the steps below and
then begin creating your own preamble.
Step 1: Read the United States Preamble aloud with your partner.
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic
Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to
ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Step 2: Highlight the verb in each phrase.

Step 3: Rewrite the Preamble in your own words.

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Answer the following questions: What is a goal of the Constitution? How does the
Preamble establish that goal?
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Step 4: Determine the meaning of each phrase in the Preamble and break it into two
or more shorter sentences.
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Step 5: Write your own Preamble. It should be creative and it should make sense. It does not have to
be about the United States.