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First Things First: Using the Newspaper to Teach the Freedoms of the First Amendment

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Students use the newspaper as a tool to make connections about what the five freedoms guarantee in the First Amendment. In this first amendment lesson plan, students analyze events in the newspaper to form conclusions about the freedoms of the First Amendment. Students develop critical thinking skills, decision-making, summary, writing, problem solving, and researching.

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Concepts
the first amendment, constitutional amendments, the united states constitution
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Additional Tags
first amendment, freedom of assembly and petition, u.s. constitution, u.s. supreme court, social studies
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