Transcript Bill of Rights - Digital Chalkboard

 8th Grade United States History
 Jessica Carrillo
 Imperial Teaching American History
 June 2011
Students will..
*create a brochure examinning one of the reasons the
amendment in the Bill of Rights was added to the
Constitution
*restate the meaning of the amendment and include a
current event or illustration that exemplifies the
amendment assigned
*create a comic strip showing life without the
amendment, demonstrating knowledge of the
amendment and its effects on our culture
Students analyze the political principles underlying
the U.S Constitution and compare the enumerated and
implied powers of the federal government.
 Often called “the Father of the Constitution”
 Crafted the Bill of Rights that was debated and
approved in 1791
 Guarantee the rights of citizens of the United States
 To protect Americans from the abuses of the federal
government
 Several states made this a condition for ratification
 Five Basic Freedoms
Speech
Press
Assemble
Petition
Religion
Specify protections for ordinary citizens
against the abuse of government power
Guarantee fair treatment for people who are involved in
legal actions
 Due process of law
 Right to a speedy trial
 Right to a trial by jury
 No cruel or unusual punishment
Deal with relationships among the federal
government, the states, and the people
 The Bill of Rights contain many
of the rights that we think of as
American freedoms
An
opportunity
to inform and
empower the
people.
 Cover
 Inside flap
Amendment assigned.
2. Illustration.
3. Your name.
1.
1.
Slogan.
2. Illustration.
Inside - Left side
Inside- Middle
Inside - Right side
1. Amendment as
written in the
constitution
2.
Amendment
paraphrased
3. History behind the
Amendment.
1. A three to four
sentence
explanation of
the importance of
the amendment
to citizens today.
2. Current event or
picture which
illustrates the
amendment
1.
2.
Comic strip
that illustrates
the difficulties
of life without
that
amendment
Two questions
you want others
to think about
concerning the
amendment
Brochure should include following elements:
Amendment &
Picture
____/5
Slogan
___/ 10
Amendment
____/5
Paraphrase
____/10
History
____/10
Current Event or
Illustration
____/15
Relevance of
Amendment
____/15
Comic Strip
____/20
Questions
____/10
Total
____/100
 Google image search.
 History Alive: The United States Through
Industrialism. Teacher’s Curriculum Institute. 2005
 Potts, Jody, Ph D. . Adventure Tales of America: An
Illustrated History of The United States: 1492-1877
Volume 1. Signal Media Corporation, Dallas, Texas.
1994.
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