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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss the rights that distinguish a totalitarian state from a democratic form of government. They consider the pros and cons of individual vs. collective state rights and develop a Bill of Rights that establishes guidelines for their ideal. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students research and analyze the Bill of Rights. They examine how an assigned amendment relates to society and how it affects them personally, link an amendment to a current news story, and present their information in the form of a multimedia project. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students use the Bill of Rights and recognize the rights found in each amendment. Using the text, they identify the limits to amendments and relate significant Supreme Court cases to the Bill of Rights. They also discover the relationship of the amendments to everyday events. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students discuss the writing of the Constitution. They examine the Preamble and the Bill of Rights. Students study the first ten amendments. They locate information relating to the implementation of each amendment to put into a booklet. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students examine the Bill of Rights and discover how it relates to their own lives. After watching several online videos, they choose one of the ten amendments and write essays based on newspaper articles that demonstrate the amendments chosen. In small groups, they share their essays. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students in an ESL classroom are introduced to the Bill of Rights. Using each amendment, they answer questions to discuss with the class. To end the lesson, they state at least two laws of the United States that they discovered from someone else. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the contents of the Bill of Rights by analyzing ten hypothetical situations. They debate whether the situation involves a violation of someone's rights as spelled out by the Bill of Rights. The scenarios range from a student newspaper mocking the Mayor to a women being forced to testify in her own murder trial. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students focus on the First and Ninth Amendments of the Bill of Rights. Before visiting a museum, they examine the Americans with Disabilities Act. During the visit, they work together with a museum member to watch a video and get answers to their questions. They also visit a local store in their community to determine if they have complied with the ADA. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights. During a visit to the George Bush Presidential Musuem, they watch a video about the Texas v. Johnson flag burning case. In groups, they discover the role of the Supreme Court and how they affect the decisions of certain cases. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students research, list, define and discuss all the aspects to the United States Bill of Rights. They assess their foundations by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson and reflect on all the conditions happening at the time period of December 15, 1791. Full Review »
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