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The Bill of Rights and Supreme Court Cases Project ActivityThe Bill of Rights and Supreme Court Cases Project Activity
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Sharp School
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11th - 12th
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The Bill of Rights and Supreme Court Cases Project

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Social media and United States history combine as your young historians design a Facebook page for two major defendants of landmark Supreme Court cases. The resource includes a detailed rubric for research and page design, as well as a sample Facebook page for Clarence Earl Gideon in the case of Gideon v. Wainwright.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the first amendment, constitutional amendments, the fourth amendment, Holidays

Additional Tags

first amendment, fourth amendment, 1st amendment, 4th amendment, social studies

Pros

  • Facebook template provided through PowerPoint presentation
  • Includes suggested list of cases that involve the First and Fourth Amendments
  • Detailed and well-designed rubric
  • Additional materials includes brief summaries of landmark cases for class members to preview

Cons

  • Some information on document is specific to author's class and cannot be edited
  • Specify guidelines for assigned research paper, which is mentioned in the rubric but unclear in project description

Common Core

RI.11-12.1 RI.11-12.2 RI.11-12.5 RI.11-12.6 WHST.11-12.2.a WHST.11-12.7 WHST.11-12.8 WHST.11-12.9

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