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- 9th - 12th
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Students receive a list of banned books from which they choose one to read. They read their chosen book and write a paper that includes a discussion of the First Amendment and its guarantees and the reason(s) why they believe their book was banned Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students analyze the judicial decision making process, and identify three places presenting First Amendment problems. They analyze how the 1st Amendment applies to school newspapers, and argue for and against limiting 1st Amendment rights in school. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students review the 1st Amendment and the clauses which deal with prayer/religion in schools. They discuss, in groups, the Equal Access Act, which gives students the right to practice/express their religion at school and take a quiz on the material. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students listen to a teacher reading of the freedoms included in the First Amendment. They, in small groups, read two editorials about privacy, and compare and contrast the two. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students determine currency of the Bill of Rights by locating current newspaper articles or editorials that support or refute each of the 1st Ten Amendments. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students consider which aspects of world around them have roots in 1960s, research and compare 1960s to today with regards to Civil and Women's Rights, Vietnam, counterculture, music, voting, and economic rights, and explore legacy of 1960s by interviewing several adults who were teenagers or older in that decade. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students identify four basic values (economic, social, moral, and political) protected by law, examine different definitions of values, and correlate laws to values they aim to protect. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read and discuss the rights guarenteed to them in the 1st Amendment. Using the text, they identify how it protects individuals and limits the power of the Federal Government. They find stories in the local newspaper that are related to the amendment and share it with the class. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students examine freedom of religion through a discussion of 17 Supreme Court decisions which are the basis for the 1st Amendment Right. The seventeen different cases help emphasize that "freedom" has limits and boundaries and is always under attack. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are are able to prepare arguements for a moot court case. They know how the Scopes Trial impacts academic freedom today. Students know what constitutional amendments are applicable to this issue (including the Butler Act). They know how this case would be decided if it took place today. Full Review »
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