Lesson of the day
Magna Carta 1
Listen: You can hear the episode here (Apple podcasts) on YouTube, or on our website. Feel free to take notes on our graphic organizer while you do. When you listen to the episode, keep these thoughts in mind:
Magna Carta was an agreement designed for a very few, privileged men. Yet it’s credited with creating some essential democratic principles that these days apply to millions. Can you think of any United States founding documents that had the same life?
The most important idea established in Magna Carta is that nobody, not even the king, is above the law. How does that principle play out in the United States?
Do: Join the Barons!
King John has pushed your buttons and pulled your purse strings one too many times — will you join your baron brethren in the campaign for an agreement between monarch and landowners? And do you know the proper course of action? Make sure you’ve listened closely to our episode, the don your robes, dash out of your manor and find your surest footed steed — it’s time to make Magna Carta a reality. You can join the adventure here!
