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This Introduction to the First Amendment: What’s a Violation? lesson plan also includes:
- Introduction to the First Amendment: What’s a Violation? (.html)
- Introduction to the First Amendment: What’s a Violation? (.docx)
- Worksheet - What's a Violation (.pdf)
- Worksheet - What's a Violation (.docx)
- Handout - First Amendment Scenarios (.pdf)
- Handout - First Amendment Scenarios (.docx)
- Handout - First Amendment Basics (.pdf)
- Handout - First Amendment Basics (.docx)
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Young historians take an in-depth look at the five freedoms granted by the First Amendment. Groups apply their knowledge of the freedoms to a series of scenarios to decide if the depicted actions represent a violation of the amendment.
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Instructional Ideas
- Assign each group a different Supreme Court case mentioned in the activity to research and report on to the class
Classroom Considerations
- Requires copies, one per participant, of the "Introduction to the First Amendment" scenarios and one copy per group of the "What's a Violation?" worksheet
- Groups need access to the text of the First Amendment
Pros
- Includes an answer key for the First Amendment Scenarios
Cons
- None