Unit 8: Knowing Your RightsThis unit is all about knowing your rights. Students will be examining the Bill of Rights and debating whether issues are Constitutional. We will be working to summarize and put our Founding Father's words into current day language. Will be also learning about the responsibilities and duties of American citizens. Students will be spending a lot of time working in groups this unit so they will also be evaluated on their group work.
I'm extremely excited to be teaching this next unit because I will be incorporating a lot of new information from the Gilder Lehrman course I took this summer. Learning Goals Document |
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Outline of Events
February 10th: Students get test back from last chapter and retake info. Students get Alien Worksheet.
February 11th: Students analyze and summarize the 1st amendment.
February 12th: Continue discussing 1st amendment and draw a picture representing it.
February 13th: Students analyze and summarize 2-3 amendments. Students will have discussions, debates, and illustrate these amendments.
February 14th : Students analyze and summarize the 4th amendments. Students will have discussion about NSA and violation of 4th amendment. They will also illustrate the amendment
February 17th: NO SCHOOL
February 18th: Wrap up of the 4th amendment. Watch a video on the Patriot Act. Discussion on the FISA and Freedom Act. We will be calling and tweeting our Congressmen. Play video game about the 4th Amendment.
February 18th: Students analyze and summarize 5-6 amendments. Students will have discussions, debates, and illustrate these amendments. Discussion of Amanda Knox trial.
February 19th: Students analyze and summarize 5-6 amendments. Students will have discussions, debates, and illustrate these amendments.
February 20th: Students analyze and summarize 7-9 amendments. (Handout below) Each group takes a different amendment and teaches it to the class. Students will have discussions, debates, and illustrate these amendments. Watch the videos 7, 8, & 9 for more info. Homework: Bill of Rights
February 21st: Ppt and discussion to wrap up the amendments
February 24th : Ppt and discussion
February 25th: Review (PLP)
February 26th: TEST (PLP)
February 27th: NO SCHOOL (PLP)
February 28th: NO SCHOOL
February 11th: Students analyze and summarize the 1st amendment.
February 12th: Continue discussing 1st amendment and draw a picture representing it.
February 13th: Students analyze and summarize 2-3 amendments. Students will have discussions, debates, and illustrate these amendments.
February 14th : Students analyze and summarize the 4th amendments. Students will have discussion about NSA and violation of 4th amendment. They will also illustrate the amendment
February 17th: NO SCHOOL
February 18th: Wrap up of the 4th amendment. Watch a video on the Patriot Act. Discussion on the FISA and Freedom Act. We will be calling and tweeting our Congressmen. Play video game about the 4th Amendment.
February 18th: Students analyze and summarize 5-6 amendments. Students will have discussions, debates, and illustrate these amendments. Discussion of Amanda Knox trial.
February 19th: Students analyze and summarize 5-6 amendments. Students will have discussions, debates, and illustrate these amendments.
February 20th: Students analyze and summarize 7-9 amendments. (Handout below) Each group takes a different amendment and teaches it to the class. Students will have discussions, debates, and illustrate these amendments. Watch the videos 7, 8, & 9 for more info. Homework: Bill of Rights
February 21st: Ppt and discussion to wrap up the amendments
February 24th : Ppt and discussion
February 25th: Review (PLP)
February 26th: TEST (PLP)
February 27th: NO SCHOOL (PLP)
February 28th: NO SCHOOL
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Ppts/Video Links
Do you know your rights?(ppt) Is this Constitutional? (ppt) 1st Amendment: Obama Care 2nd Amendment: Gun debate 3rd Amendment: Quartering 4th Amendment: NSA video, Search Warrants for Cell Phone video, Patriot Act 5th Amendment 6th Amendment 7th Amendment Online Material 1st Amendment Game Bill of Rights Game |