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Law Day 2015
Writing Contest Essay Prompts
Grade
Grade 1
Standards
American Heroes
Grade 2
Our Democratic Heritage
Grade 3
Oklahoma Studies
Grade 4
United States Studies: Regional
Geography and History – The
Why of Where: Places, Patterns
of Settlement, and Global
Interactions
United States Studies: Creating
the United States: The
Foundation, Formation and
Transformation of the
American Nation, 1607-1806
World Geography: The Western
Hemisphere – The Why of
Where: Places, Patterns of
Settlement, and Global
Interactions
World Geography: The Eastern
Hemisphere: The Why of
Where: Places, Patterns of
Settlement, and Global
Interactions
Creating the United States:
The Foundation, Formation,
and Transformation of the
American Nation, 1754-1877
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Writing Prompt
Who is your favorite founding
hero or heroine and why?
Why is it important to
understand the history of the
United States?
Why is the Constitution
important?
What do you believe is the
most important right granted
by the Bill of Rights?
Why is it important to
understand the history of the
formation of the
Constitution?
How did the principles in the
Magna Carta influence other
European nations’ political
development?
Compare and contrast
western political traditions
such as those found in the
Magna Carta to those found
in the Constitution.
What principles from the
Magna Carta are also present
in the United States
Constitution?
Grade
High
School
Standards
Oklahoma History and
Government –
The Foundation, Formation,
and Transformation of the
State of Oklahoma
Sociology – Formations and
Patterns of Group Behavior
United States Government –
Freedom for All: Securing
Rights and Defining
Responsibilities
United States History –
Creating the United States:
The American Nation in
Transformation, 1878 to the
Present
World History – Cultural
Connections, Turning Points,
and Transformation of the
World into the Modern Era
World Human Geography –
The Why of Where: Places,
Patterns of Settlement, and
Global Interactions
Writing Prompt
How did the United State’s
founding principles shape the
Oklahoma Constitution?
How do our political
traditions influence modern
actions?
Analyze how the Magna
Carta influenced the creation
of the United States’
Constitution.
Compare and contrast the
principles in the Magna Carta
to those found in the United
States Constitution.
How was the Magna Carta a
turning point for European
political traditions?
Analyze the influence of the
principles found in the Magna
Carta on the geographic
expansion of European
nations in the following
centuries.