TITLE: AMENDMENT PROJECT
AUTHOR: Jeff Jelskey, Natrona County High School;
Casper, WY
GRADE LEVEL: 11
OBJECTIVE(s):
A. The students will gain a better understanding of
how our Constitution is a living entity,
applicable to today's issues.
B. The students will be able to visualize the
amendments by associating pictures or
illustrations to each one.
MATERIALS: Construction paper, legal paper (rough
draft), scissors, colored markers, glue, tape, old
magazines, etc.
ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES:
A. Have the students copy the due date, point value,
and *criteria for the project off the overhead:
*each square must contain a picture, illustration,
or phrase (or both) which represents each of the
twenty six amendments to the Constitution.
NOTE: students cannot use any of the wordings or
titles found in the amendments on their projects.
Also stress the use of color and continuity.
B. Model:
1. Fold a 8.5 x 11 paper in half four times.
This a rough draft, larger construction
paper will be used for the final draft.
2. Unfold. There should be sixteen equal
squares.
3. The two top upper left squares will contain
the title "Bill of Rights". Squares 3-7
will contain the five freedoms found in the
first amendment. Squares 8-16 will contain
the rest of the Bill of Rights. Flip sheet
over. The remaining amendments will fit
on the back. One per square.
4. Have the students write in the title of
each amendment and its description in the
appropriate square. This will be a guide
for their final drafts.
Have students take home rough drafts and to look for
pictures they could use in their projects.
Methods: Lecture, Question and Answer, Visual aids,
and Modeling.
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