Bill+of+Rights+-+Honors

Objectives

 * Explain amendments to the Constitution in your own words
 * Apply the principles of the Bill of Rights to a court case
 * Identify connections from the Bill of Rights to today

Lesson
You will be split into the following groups to read four different case studies.


 * Case Study 1 || Case Study 2 || Case Study 3 || Case Study 4 ||
 * Jasmine N || Nicholas || Terrence || Wei Jie ||
 * Amanda D || Danielle || Kevin A || Nahom ||
 * Jaime || Kierra || Jonathan || Dolkar ||
 * David || Kevin C || Tenzin || Sukey ||
 * Casey || Nicole || Tristar || Olivia ||
 * Joshua || Laura || Jasmine K || Steven ||
 * ||  || Theresa || Roberto ||
 * ||  || Devon || Amanda N ||

Case Study 1:

Case Study 2:

Case Study 3:

Case Study 4:

1. Read and answer the "before reading" questions on your case study document.

2. Use the highlighting tool in Microsoft Word to mark up the document. Use the comment tool to add questions, comments, connections, predictions, thoughts.

3. Upload your mark up to your wiki. Underneath the document, write a 3-5 sentence summary of the case. Then also explain (in 3-5 sentences) which Amendment the case pertains to and why.

4. Share your summary and explanation with a partner in a different color.

5. With your partner, create an glogster that includes:
 * the Amendment in your own words
 * a brief summary of the case you were given
 * examples of the amendment's implications today
 * a visual to represent what the amendment means to you

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