Constitution - Bill of Rights

Constitution - Bill of Rights

Bill of Rights
A Primary-Source Document, Common Core Based Lesson and Activity

Aim: How does the Bill of Rights of the Constitution help protect American citizens?

Included in this product:
• Title page
• Do Now question: What is the most important right you think we have as Americans?
• The Bill of Rights {transcript}: Each of the first ten amendments are written with vocabulary defined for student application
• Scaffolding Questions based on Bill of Rights amendments
• Bill of Rights Analysis scenario activity for student understanding and application {can be a cooperative activity or individual}
• Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Question
• Answer Key for Teachers

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Students will research and understand the concept and impact of the Bill of Rights Amendments and apply their new knowledge by answering scaffolding questions based on the transcript of the BOR, and a BOR scenario activity

Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary

Differentiation: cooperative {students may work in pairs/groups according to teacher's discretion for activities}; questions are scaffolded; students argue their opinions using relevant examples and details from the lesson and their knowledge of social studies

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