To celebrate the U.S. Constitution this two day lesson looks at word choice and determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone. This lesson plan includes: objectives, common core standards, assessment, materials, lesson plan, teacher examples, and 2 student worksheets: Preamble and Amendments 1-10, and student worksheet.