"Presidential Oath"
Subject Language Arts
Grades: 6-8,
9-12
Description:
Your child will complete a vocabulary sheet about
the Oath of Office.
Learning Objectives:
- Explain the meaning of the oath of office.
- Find synonyms for some of the words in the oath.
- Complete a work sheet about the
oath.
Keywords:
- Inauguration, Oath of Office,
president, synonym
Materials needed:
- A copy of the worksheet about the oath
- Print or online dictionary
- Pen or pencil
Activities:
Review any previous discussion about the
inauguration. Read the oath of office from the next page and
discuss its meaning. Ask your child to
complete the second page using either a dictionary or an online
dictionary such as Dictionary.com.
Directions: Study the Oath of Office noted below. Use a dictionary to find a synonym for each word listed under the oath. Write each synonym on the line next to the word. One is completed for you.
Oath of Office:
" I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
1. solemnly sincerely
2. defend ____________________________
3. office ____________________________
4. faithfully ____________________________
5. Constitution ____________________________
6. swear ____________________________
7. protect ____________________________
8. affirm ____________________________
9. preserve ___________________________
10. execute ____________________________
11. ability ____________________________
Directions: Rewrite the Oath of Office, use the synonyms to replace the actual words.
Some possible synonym answers to worksheet:
1. sincelely, 2. defend, 3. support or maintain, 4. carefully, attentively, 5. rules, written laws, 6. promise, 7. safeguard, 8. pledge, 9. guard, 10. enforce, 11. capability
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License.
www.KnowledgeEssentials.com
