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Week 14 (05/18-05/22/09)

05/18/09

Aim: What does "freedom" mean? Do you think that people in the United States are completely free? Why or why not?

Do Now:

Copy Word of the Day (brief definition, partsof speech, and the example sentence)
Copy Daily Test Prep( question and answer)
Read and copy ONE news summary
On this Day in History ( after reading, copy down one snippet of On this Day in History )

Journal #39 B Respond to-
What other freedoms are outlined in the First Amendment? Why are these critical to life in the United States? Why do you think the framers of the Constitution included these freedoms when envisioning the nation then being created? If they were alive now, how do you think they would feel about how those ideals have been upheld?

Activities:

1. Describe the cartoon #1 and explain what message it tries to deliver to viewers.

2. Work in groups to investigate different issues currently in the news related to freedom of religion and the separation of church and state or any other freedom related issues ( speech, press and assembly, protest -petition the Government )

3. Work in small groups of four, and each group selects a different article (and topic, for example, freedom of press, speech and protest) collected from the ACLU Religious Liberty page and the First Amendment Center's religion news stories page. Present your topics from the perspectives of people with different viewpoints in a talk show format.

Topics and the related articles.

prayer at graduation ceremonies
the display of the Ten Commandments in judicial buildings
"faith-based" government programs
voucher aid to religious schools
after-school religious groups.

Each group should read their article carefully together and then respond to the following questions :

How is this issue a "freedom of religion" issue? Outline the basic history and events that one must know to understand the issue.
Select four people (specific or general) who are directly involved in this issue in some way. What are their different viewpoints? Why is this issue important to each? What informs each person's opinion?
What past court cases serve as precedent for this case? For each, how did the court rule, and what was the basis of the court's opinion?
Students should be encouraged to look online if they need more information to thoroughly address the questions.

05/19/09

Aim: What does each Amendment mean? Why was it added to the Constitution?

Do Now:

Copy Word of the Day (brief definition, partsof speech, and the example sentence)
Copy Daily Test Prep( question and answer)
Read and copy ONE news summary
On this Day in History ( after reading, copy down one snippet of On this Day in History )

Activities

1. Describe the cartoon #2 and explain what message it tries to deliver to viewers.

2. Go the US Constitution Wesite to pick out one Amendment as your Talk Show topic.

3. Use the Archives.gov site to do research to find out-

the meaning of the amendment
the history
a case

4. To prepare your talk show, you'll need to-

read the amendment to your audience
explain what it means
talk about its history
give an example to illustrate its implementation in our daily life

HW #50 Prepare for the talk show on the assigned Amendment.

05/20/09

Aim: What's the histoy of the amendment (that you will discuss with the class)?

Do Now:

Copy Word of the Day (brief definition, partsof speech, and the example sentence)
Copy Daily Test Prep( question and answer)
Read and copy ONE news summary
On this Day in History ( after reading, copy down one snippet of On this Day in History )

Activities:

1. Describe the cartoon #3 and explain what message it tries to deliver to viewers.

2. Go the US Constitution Wesite to look up the meaning of the Amendment. Share and discuss the meaning of each amendment.

3. Use the Archives.gov site to do research to find out-

the meaning of the amendment
the history
a case

4. To prepare your talk show, you'll need to-

read the amendment to your audience
explain in your own words what it means
talk about its history
give an example( a court case)to illustrate its implementation in our daily life
Prepare 3 questions to ask your audience
Bonus:
- Find/Create some graphics to illuistrate the Amendment of your choice.
- Create a rap to explain your amendment and its importance.

HW #50 Prepare for the talk show on the assigned Amendment. The talk show will be on Tuesday and Wednesday (5/26, 5/27)

05/21/09

Aim: Why is your amendment crucial to protecting our rights?

Do Now:

Copy Word of the Day (brief definition, partsof speech, and the example sentence)
Copy Daily Test Prep( question and answer)
Read and copy ONE news summary
On this Day in History ( after reading, copy down one snippet of On this Day in History )

Activities:

Work on researching a court case for your amendment.

To prepare your talk show, you'll need to-

read the amendment to your audience
explain in your own words what it means
talk about its history
give an example( a court case)to illustrate its implementation in our daily life
Prepare 3 questions to ask your audience
Bonus:
- Find/Create some graphics to illuistrate the Amendment of your choice.
- Create a rap to explain your amendment and its importance.

HW #50 Prepare for the talk show on the assigned Amendment. The talk show will be on Tuesday and Wednesday (5/26, 5/27)

05/22/09

Aim: What questions do you plan to ask your audience?

Do Now:

Copy Word of the Day (brief definition, partsof speech, and the example sentence)
Copy Daily Test Prep( question and answer)
Read and copy ONE news summary
On this Day in History ( after reading, copy down one snippet of On this Day in History )

Activities:

1. Prepare three questions to ask your audience about the Amendment.

2. Read the information ( court case & history )you have found and try to retell it in your own words. Remember you can't read from your paper when making the presentation.

HW #50 Prepare for the talk show on the assigned Amendment. The talk show will be on Tuesday and Wednesday (5/26, 5/27)