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Understanding the Twenty-Seven Amendments

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Students use the Internet to learn about the Constitution.  In this Constitutional Amendments instructional activity, students read and discuss the twenty seven amendments and work in groups to rewrite the amendments in their own words.  Students read books about the Bill of Rights and the Constitution as well as visiting websites to learn more.

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the bill of rights, constitutional amendments, the united states constitution

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amendments, bill of rights, constitution, english language arts
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Grade
4th - 5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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1 day
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