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A 3-Minute Guide to the Bill of Rights Instructional VideoA 3-Minute Guide to the Bill of Rights Instructional Video
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TED-Ed
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8th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
3:36
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2012
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A 3-Minute Guide to the Bill of Rights

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If you don't have the time to spend an entire class on the Bill of Rights, or you are looking for a simple overview, this video provides clear and illustrated descriptions of each of the first ten amendments to the Constitution. You may want to create a graphic organizer to help your class follow along with the video that they can also use as a reference for later discussion.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

constitutional amendments, the united states constitution

Additional Tags

amendments, constitution, social studies

Pros

  • Connects to modern-day questions and issues related to the Bill of Rights
  • Opportunity to flip the video

Cons

  • An overview of the Bill of Rights, you will need to supplement with further instruction

Common Core

RH.6-8.2 RH.9-10.2

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