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- 10th
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Students explain the watchdog role of the press, identify varied roles that citizens, reporters and editors play in maintaining a free press and identify value conflicts between freedom of the press and other rights. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students present oral arguments to a mock Supreme Court and discuss the burning of the U.S. flag and freedom of speech. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine some of the nuances, vagaries, and ambiguities inherent in the rhetorical use of "freedom." The objective is to encourage students to glimpse the broad range of hopes and aspirations that are expressed in the call of-and for-freedom. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the nature and limits of the Constitutional right to freedom of speech. They read and analyze the First Amendment, discuss various case studies, and research and record their own opinion on discussion questions. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students explain the constitutional significance of the following landmark decisions of the United States Supreme Court: Westside Community School District v. Mergens (1990), Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union (1997), Mitchell v. Helms (2000), and Bush v. Gore (2000). Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students participate in a "Freedom of Choice Day" to examine the responsibilities involved in living in a democratic society. They take a pre-test about what they consider their number one freedom is, listen to a variety of guest speakers, and participate in group discussions. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students read a number of articles and court cases to determine their stand on flag burning as a form of freedom of speech. They design their own symbols, and write an essay that state their opinion on the issue of flag burning. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students read newspaper editorials to determine how to apply and comprehend their own rights to freedom of speech. Students analyze an editorial for the author's purpose and opinion, and determines the points the author uses to support the argument. Students write a rebuttal letter to be mailed to the editor for publication. Full Review »
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- 11th - Higher Ed
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Students identify and analyze freedom of speech and censorship. Students identify and interpret that the First Amendment free speech is not absolute, but it does have limits. Students create a municipal ordinance with rock and roll songs and apply the Constitution to the city ordinances. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students analyze and discuss court cases involving limits on the freedom of speech to realize that First Amendment rights are not always absolute. They use a decision tree to determine whether the speech in each case is protected, what harm could result in the speech and which values are conflicting with free speech. Full Review »
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