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The Bill of Rights Lesson PlanThe Bill of Rights Lesson Plan
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Center for Literacy and Disability Studies
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6th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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The Bill of Rights

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Explore the Bill of Rights in-depth with this resource packet that includes the complete text of the document, scenarios and discussion questions for each amendment, role-playing activities, exercises, questions for a Socratic seminar, a multiple choice quiz, and much more. A fantastic resource that deserves a special place in your curriculum library.

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Concepts

the federalists and anti-federalists, the bill of rights, the united states constitution, ratification of the united states constitution, constitutional amendments

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Assign groups one amendment to examine in detail and prepare a presentation for the whole class

Pros

  • The experiential exercise asks individuals to make connections to their own lives
  • A wealth of carefully crafted materials are included in the packet

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.9-10.1.a SL.11-12.1.a SL.6.1.a SL.7.1.a SL.8.1.a

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