Chapter 5: The Bill of Rights and Civil Liberties
Unit Objectives:
· Students will examine the Bill of Rights and Supreme Court decisions and explain the evolution of the first ten amendments.
· Students will discuss the meaning and significance of each right secured by the Bill of Rights
· Students will debate landmark Supreme Court cases to explore what happens when rights conflict.
· Students will evaluate a current situation involving a conflict of rights to determine what they believe is constitutional and fair.
· Students will examine the Bill of Rights and Supreme Court decisions and explain the evolution of the first ten amendments.
· Students will discuss the meaning and significance of each right secured by the Bill of Rights
· Students will debate landmark Supreme Court cases to explore what happens when rights conflict.
· Students will evaluate a current situation involving a conflict of rights to determine what they believe is constitutional and fair.
Unit Plan with a differentiated Summative Assessment:
Day 1: Bill of Rights PowerPoint, Chapter 5 Vocabulary and Introduction to Human Bill of Rights Project
Day 2: Introduction and Individual Sheet for Human Bill of Rights Project
Day 3: Group work on Human Bill of Rights Project
Day 4: Group work on Human Bill of Rights Project
Day 5: Group work on Human Bill of Rights Project
Day 6: Human Bill of Rights Project Due, “What’s the Scenario?” worksheet, and Bill of Rights partnered quiz.
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Day 1: Bill of Rights PowerPoint, Chapter 5 Vocabulary and Introduction to Human Bill of Rights Project
Day 2: Introduction and Individual Sheet for Human Bill of Rights Project
Day 3: Group work on Human Bill of Rights Project
Day 4: Group work on Human Bill of Rights Project
Day 5: Group work on Human Bill of Rights Project
Day 6: Human Bill of Rights Project Due, “What’s the Scenario?” worksheet, and Bill of Rights partnered quiz.
Previous Unit: The United States Constitution
Next Unit: Federalism: National, State, and Local Powers