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\nCrash Course: Media Literacy\n

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\nViewers take a Crash Course in Media Literacy. They watch 12 videos that take them through media history, the positive and negative effects of media, and regulations and policies affecting media producers. The series aims to help viewers...\n
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\nUsing Photographs to Teach Social Justice\n

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\nSocial justice is the theme of a 12-lesson unit that uses photographs to focus students' attention on and expand their understanding of current social issues facing society. Class members learn how to closely examine an image, and to...\n
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\nConstitutional Amendments and Gay Marriage\n

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\nHigh schoolers study the legal battles involving same-sex marriage. They examine primary sources and a video regarding the 14th amendment and its implications for gay marriage. They analyze a report of a California case that was sent to...\n
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\nUsing the Newspaper to Teach the Five Freedoms of the First Amendment\n

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\nOf all the amendments found in The Bill of Rights, the First Amendment contains some of the most important freedoms for American citizens. A unit plan on the First Amendment features interactive lesson plans designed to teach about those...\n
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\nThe Bill of Rights: Debating the Amendments\n

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\nProvide your class with an opportunity to investigate an important historical document. Without identifying the document, distribute copies of the original Bill of Rights, as transcribed by John Beckley, Clerk of the House of...\n
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\nThe Equal Rights Amendment\n

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\nThe debate over the Equal Rights Amendment continues. To better understand the controversy, class members research the history of attempts to get the amendment ratified. In addition, pairs engage in a structured academic conversation...\n
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\nThe First Amendment in Action Today\n

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\nYoung activists research a community issue and apply the rights defined in the First Amendment to develop a proposal that would solve the issue—using Pinterest's board \"The Freedom to Make A Change Posters\" as examples, groups design a...\n
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\nU.S. Constitution and Amendments\n

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\nStudents explore the framework of government and examine the Constitution to see its impact on their lives.\n
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\nWhat Were They Thinking? Why Some Some Alabamians Opposed the 19th Amendment\n

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\nTo better understand the debate over the 19th Amendment, class members examine two primary source documents that reveal some of the social, economic, racial, and political realities of the time period.\n
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\nSearching for Answers\n

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\nHow does a judge in the federal judicial court decide on a verdict? Give your middle and high schoolers a better idea of how final decisions are made in the judicial system. Then split your class into four groups, assigning each group a...\n
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\nCultural Change\n

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\nHigh schoolers research the passage of the 19th Amendment as an illustration of the mutual influence between political ideas and cultural attitudes. They also read the Seneca Falls Declaration and explore the cultural shifts it both...\n
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\nConstitutional Convention Simulation\n

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\nWhy did the Founders make it so challenging to amend the US Constitution? To gain an understanding of why the process is so difficult, class members engage in a Constitutional Convention simulation. Groups draft, propose, and debate...\n
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\nThe Bill of Rights - The First Ten Amendments to the Constitution\n

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\nThe Bill of Rights, and the First Ten Ammendments to the Constitution are the focus of this Social Studies presentation. Students view a presentation that nicely presents, not only what each Ammendment says, but examples of how they...\n
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\nCivil Rights: The Five Freedoms\n

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\nAfter a close reading of the First Amendment and the five freedoms it guarantees, class members examine the civil rights timeline to see how civil rights groups applied these freedoms to create change. Using the issue the class chose in...\n
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\nThe Bill of Rights: Debating the Amendments\n

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\nStudents interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this Bill of Rights lesson, students research 12 possible amendments that were considered for the Constitution in 1789....\n
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\nLatinos and the Fourteenth Amendment: A Primary Source Document Activity\n

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\nEighth graders explore the effect of the Fourteenth Amendment.  In this US History lesson plan, 8th graders read and analyze primary source documents.  Students write a three minute paper demonstrating their understanding of...\n
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\nThe Slaughterhouse Cases\n

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\nDo modern citizens interpret the Fourteenth Amendment the way it was intended? Scholars study the Slaughterhouse Cases to see how judges interpreted the amendment in the 1800s. Following the reading on the subject, they answer...\n
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\nDiscrimination: Crash Course Government and Politics #31\n

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\nToo often the majority rules, and the minorities suffer. Scholars investigate how the Fourteenth Amendment deals with the issue of discrimination. A short video, the 31st of a 50-part series, helps individuals analyze the concept of...\n
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\nFreedom of the Press: Crash Course Government and Politics #26\n

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\nWhen does freedom of the press end and national security begin? Learners research the idea of the freedom of the press under the First Amendment in the United States government and politics. They view the 26th lesson of a 50-part unit,...\n
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\nFirst Amendment: Bill of Rights\n

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\nTwelfth graders explore the First Amendment and the rights that are protected by the First Amendment. They discuss how the First Amendment is important to their daily lives. Students research the amendment and complete a concept map.\n
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\nSusan B. Anthony and the 19th Amendment\n

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\nStudents take a closer look at the Women's Suffrage Movement in America. In this women's rights lesson, students research suffrage leaders and write papers about them. Students then read and discuss information about Susan B....\n
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\n\"Whispering Wires\": Public Law vs. Individual Civil Liberties\n

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\nHigh school student love discussing controversial issues like those brought up in this fourth amendment case study. They examine the 1928 Olmstead vs. U.S. prohibition court case, applying the fourth amendment to determine whether...\n
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\nSupreme Court Decisions on Freedom of Religion\n

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\nWhat does freedom of religion mean? Analyze a series of Supreme Court cases where the First Amendment right to freedom of religion was put to the test. They discuss the cases' outcomes and argue whether the right decision was made....\n
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\nPornography Debate\n

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\nPresent your seniors with a controversial topic while studying the first amendment: pornography. This multi-layer resource has scholars writing a pros and cons research paper. They also attend a city council meeting to prepare for an...\n
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