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2,827 Bill of rights Lesson Plans
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students investigate eight of the rights included in the Bill of Rights. They discover that immigrants came to America to enjoy these rights. They draw pictures illustrating their understanding. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students become aware of the main ideas and importance of the remaining 16 amendments not covered in class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine why society needs a government to exist. They explore the foundations of American democracy and government: The Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution, and Bill of Rights. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students use the United States Constitution to identify the principals and values in American democracy. Using Greek and Roman influences, they describe how America took ideas from them to create their own government. They discuss the view of the Founding Fathers and how the government is separated to balance power. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students compare core documents associated with the protection of individual rights, including the Northwest Ordinance, the Bill of Rights, the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, and Article I of the Indiana Constitution Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students analyze the twenty-six amendments and evaluate the amendments in terms of their impact on their daily lives. They participate in a simulation of a Constitutional Conventional that has been called to reorganize the twenty-six to ten amendments, conduct a debate to discuss each groups' proposals, and write a journal entry about the experience. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students asses the importance of First Amendment rights and the influence of the Revolutionary War on its creation. Focusing on the effects of the Constitution on individual freedom, they write essays and create political cartoons related to the topic. In addition, they act out mini-plays about the lack of freedoms prior to the Bill or Rights. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students listen to a lecture on the Bill of Rights. They take notes by filling in a worksheet. In cooperative groups, pupils read given scenarios. For each situation, students discuss and decide which amendment protects the rights of the individual. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students assess what rights are given by which Amendment of the Bill of Rights and list them as well as discuss them and supply examples of each. In groups they research all the answers to various questions that have to do with the Bill of Rights. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study the Bill of rights and freedoms of American citizens. They sit as a mock Congress as a class to discuss and vote on an amendment proposed by the teacher as president. in adiition, they write essays for or against the passage of the amendment. Full Review »

