SS.7.C.3.5
Content Complexity: Level 1/Recall and Reproduction
Explain the Constitutional amendment process.
SS.7.C.2.4
Content Complexity: Level 3/Strategic Thinking-Reasoning
Evaluate rights contained in the Bill of Rights and other amendments to the Constitution.
SS.7.C.3.7
Content Complexity: Level 3/Strategic Thinking-Reasoning
Analyze the impact of the 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th amendments on the participation of minority groups in the American political process.
SS.7.C.3.6
Content Complexity: Level 3/Strategic Thinking-Reasoning
Evaluate Constitutional rights and their impact on individuals and society.
SS.7.C.2.5
Content Complexity: Level 3/Strategic Thinking-Reasoning
Distinguish how the Constitution safeguards and limits individual rights.
Learning Targets and Learning Criteria
Students will be able to evaluate the Bill of Rights and other amendments to the Constitution.
Students will be able to explain the constitutional amendment process.
Students will examine the role of the judicial branch of government in protecting individual rights and examine rationales for limiting individual rights.
Classroom Activities
Monday/Tuesday – Stations
Station 1 – Explain the Constitutional amendment process
When finished, complete the amendment process Wordsearch and questions
Station 2 – Vocabulary Flash Cards
Make flashcards for unit vocabulary (See link on the top of the page. You should have looked up the terms last week) and add Habeus Corpus, Ex post facto, Double Jeopardy
When finished, review with a partner
Station 3
Bill of Rights matching (see link above)
Wednesday
Watch the film, Constitution Hall Pass: The Bill of Rights Video link
As you watch, find 10 facts about the Bill of Rights and other amendments.
Thursday/Friday
Complete pages 85 – 88 in the Chapter 6 Bill of Rights packet as a class (see link above)
Using computers, students will complete the Black History Month WebQuest (see link above)
