Bill of Rights of the U.S. Purpose Theme and Structure 1 .docx

Bill of Rights of the United States of America (1791)
Directions:
1. Read the Preamble and the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution (see below)
2. Answer the question for the section assigned to you. Cite text evidence.
3. Each member clicks File/Save
4. Each member uploads their file to Teams Assignment & TURN IN.
Rhetorical Features - Techniques used by the writers to communicate ideas and
appeal (make more interesting) to the readers.
As you read, think about how the Framers structured the document to get citizens
more interested in this new government.
Section 1
1. How do the highlighted words in the first line of the Preamble appeal to citizen’s
participation in the new government?
Section 2
2. Pay attention to how the text is structured. Explain what information is covered
in each section of the U.S. Constitution.
Section 1 Section 2
Section 3
Author’s Purpose - the purpose of the text is the reason it was written.
3. Read THE CONVENTIONS…paragraph of the Bill of Rights. What action will be
taken in the Bill of Rights to fulfill the purpose of making sure the government does not
abuse its powers?