BILL OF RIGHTS. Lesson Plan GRADES 6-8
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1 BILL OF RIGHTS Lesson Plan GRADES 6-8
2 BILL OF RIGHTS GRADES 6-8 About this Lesson This lesson, which includes a pre-lesson and several postlesson ideas, is intended to be used in conjunction with the National Constitution Center s Bill of Rights show. Together, they provide students with first-hand experience about one of our nation s most important documents. Author National Constitution Center In this lesson, students begin by learning about the specific rights and freedoms protected by the Bill of Rights. In order to understand the preamble and ten amendments clearly, they also work in small groups to translate the Bill of Rights into student-friendly language. Finally, students begin making connections between the ten amendments and real-life scenarios through playing Bill of Rights Bingo. After the NCC program, which provides students with an overview of the Bill of Rights, its history, and its modern-day relevance, students return to the classroom to participate in one of two follow-up activities. In the first activity, students search through newspaper, magazine and online articles to find examples of news events that show the ten amendments in action. In the second activity, students write and ratify a Bill of Rights for their classroom. Designed for students in grade 6-8, this lesson takes approximately five or six class periods from beginning to end. 2
3 Background Americans enjoy a wide range of rights, from the freedom to practice religions of their choosing to the right to a trial by jury. Many of the rights and freedoms that we associate with being American are protected by the Bill of Rights, or the first ten amendments of the United States Constitution. When the Constitution was signed in 1787, it was missing a Bill of Rights. But many people in the ratifying conventions that followed believed that the Constitution needed a section that preserved fundamental human rights. James Madison set out to write this section. Madison introduced his ideas at the First United States Congress in 1789, and, on December 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights was ratified by three-fourths of the states. More than 300 years later, the Bill of Rights still protects many of the rights that Americans hold most dear, including freedom of speech and of the press, the right to bear arms, and protection from unreasonable search and seizure. Objectives Students will: Identify the ten amendments that comprise the Bill of Rights. Grade Level(s) 6-8 Classroom Time Two or three 45-minute class periods (pre-lesson) Two or three 45-minute class periods (post-lesson) Handouts The Bill of Rights Decoding the Bill of Rights Bill of Rights Bingo Playing Card Bill of Rights Bingo Scenarios ConstitutionAL connections Amendments 1-10 Translate the Bill of Rights into accessible, student-friendly language. Make connections between real-life scenarios and the Bill of Rights. Write a Bill of Rights for their classroom community. 3
4 standards A: Explain the effect of the rule of law in protecting property rights, individual rights, and the common good D: Explain the basic principles and ideals within documents and the roles played by the framers as found in significant documents: Declaration of Independence United States Constitution Bill of Rights Pennsylvania Constitution E: Summarize individual rights guaranteed by the PA Constitution and the U.S. Constitution. 4
5 pre-lesson ACTIVITY 1. Introduce students to the Bill of Rights by leading a discussion about the rights and freedoms it protects. Ask the following questions to guide the discussion. What is the Bill of Rights? What does it consist of? Which document is it part of? What is an amendment? What are examples of important rights and freedoms that Americans have because of the Bill of Rights? What are examples of other rights and freedoms that Americans have? What are examples of rights and freedoms that Americans do not have? 2. Distribute the handout The Bill of Rights so that students understand exactly which rights are protected by which amendments. Make sure that they also learn the following information: The Bill of Rights is part of the U.S. Constitution. Although the Constitution was signed in 1787, the Bill of Rights was not introduced until 1789 and was ratified in Three-fourths of the states had to approve the Bill of Rights for ratification. The Bill of Rights consists of ten amendments, each of which protects specific rights and freedoms that Americans enjoy. The Tenth Amendment establishes that the states have the power to establish additional rights for their residents. 3. Like the rest of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights is written in language that can be difficult for many students to understand. To help students gain a solid grasp of what the Bill of Rights actually says, have them to translate the document into their own words. Divide students into small mixed-ability groups (3 or 4 students per group), and explain that each group will be writing a translation of the entire Bill of Rights (preamble and amendments) from Founders English to modern English. Remind students that the purpose of translating the Bill of Rights is to better understand what it says. 4. Once all of the groups have completed their translations, give them an opportunity to share some of their best translations with the class. Distribute a copy of the handout Decoding the Bill of Rights at the end. 5
6 5. Before students watch the National Constitution Center s Bill of Rights show, it is important that they begin thinking about how the Bill of Rights impacts their lives on a daily basis. In order to encourage students to make connections between real-life scenarios and the rights and freedoms preserved by the first ten amendments, play a round of Bill of Rights Bingo with them to conclude the pre-lesson. Distribute copies of the Bill of Rights Bingo Playing Card to students (one per student or pair of students) and instruct them to fill in each of the blank spaces with one of the first ten amendments. Since the playing card includes 16 spaces, students will need to repeat amendments, but they should use each amendment at least once. Begin the game by reading one of the 16 real-life scenarios provided on the Bill of Rights Bingo Scenarios handout. As you read each scenario, students should mark the square with the specific amendment that the scenario illustrates. After reading each scenario, briefly discuss with students why it illustrates that specific amendment. The first student or pair of students to mark four squares in a row correctly (vertically, horizontally, or diagonally) wins the game. 6
7 post-lesson ACTIVITIES Below are two options for follow-up activities that will help your students apply what they have learned during the Bill of Rights show to other classroom experiences. Current Events Scavenger Hunt As the Bill of Rights show explains, Americans exercise the rights and freedoms protected by the first ten amendments on a daily basis. Challenge students to find examples of each of the ten amendments in recent newspaper, magazine or online articles. While some amendments, like the First, will likely be easy for them to find examples of, other amendments, like the Eighth, may prove to be more difficult. Divide students into mixed-ability groups of 3-4, and have them spend several class periods assembling a simple scrapbook of the articles and corresponding explanations of how the news events illustrate specific amendments. Classroom Bill of Rights Once your students have participated in the Bill of Rights show, they should understand that writing and ratifying the first ten amendments was no easy feat for James Madison and his fellow delegates. After all, they were responsible for determining which rights and freedoms Americans would enjoy from their government, not just in the 1700s, but today! Have students write a Bill of Rights for your classroom, and challenge them to take it just as seriously. Explain that it s their job to write ten amendments that will give students the types of rights and freedoms they expect to enjoy in a classroom and protect students from having their rights infringed upon. To get students thinking about what may belong in a Bill of Rights for their classroom, lead a brief whole group brainstorm before breaking students into smaller groups to work. Examples of possible classroom amendments include: Students have the right to express their opinions, provided they do so in a respectful and appropriate manner. Students have the right to ask for help when they have a question or do not understand something. Students have the right to play outside for 30 minutes each day, provided the weather is good and they follow all recess rules. Have students write first drafts in groups of 3-4. Then pair off groups into larger groups of 6-8 and have them combine their drafts into single drafts. Continue this process until the class is divided in half with two different drafts. Have students work as an entire class to combine both drafts into a single classroom Bill of Rights that at least three-fourths of them will ratify. Have students sign the final document and hang it in the classroom. 7
8 assessment options If time allows, consider having students write opinion letters to their representatives or senators in response to the following prompt: The Bill of Rights was written more than 200 years ago when our country was, in many ways, a very different place. Over time, the Constitution has been amended, or changed, and now includes a total of 27 amendments. But the original Bill of Rights has not changed. If you could add one more amendment to the Bill of Rights, what would it be and why? Be sure to explain the right or freedom your amendment would protect and why you believe it is important for Americans to have that right or freedom. 8
9 further resources NCC s Interactive Constitution NCC s Bill of Rights NCC s Bill of Rights online game 9
10 the bill of rights The Preamble to The Bill of Rights Congress of the United States begun and held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine. THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution. RESOLVED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, two thirds of both Houses concurring, that the following Articles be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States, as amendments to the Constitution of the United States, all, or any of which Articles, when ratified by three fourths of the said Legislatures, to be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of the said Constitution; viz. ARTICLES in addition to, and Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, proposed by Congress, and ratified by the Legislatures of the several States, pursuant to the fifth Article of the original Constitution. Note: The first ten amendments were ratified December 15, 1791, and form what is known as the Bill of Rights. Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Amendment II A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Amendment III No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. 10
11 Amendment IV The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. Amendment V No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. Amendment VI In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence. Amendment VII In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law. Amendment VIII Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Amendment IX The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. Amendment X The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. Source: 11
12 decoding the bill of rights The Preamble to The Bill of Rights Congress of the United States begun and held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine. (On March 4, 1789, the Congress of the United States held its first meeting in New York City.) THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution. (The conventions of many states wanted additions made to the Constitution to make sure that the government did not abuse its powers.) RESOLVED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, two thirds of both Houses concurring, that the following Articles be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States, as amendments to the Constitution of the United States, all, or any of which Articles, when ratified by three fourths of the said Legislatures, to be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of the said Constitution; viz. (Two-thirds of the Senate and the House of Representatives voted that the amendments below should be proposed to the state legislatures and become part of the Constitution if three-fourths of the state legislatures approved them.) ARTICLES in addition to, and Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, proposed by Congress, and ratified by the Legislatures of the several States, pursuant to the fifth Article of the original Constitution. Note: The first ten amendments were ratified December 15, 1791, and form what is known as the Bill of Rights. (The Bill of Rights or the first ten amendments of the Constitution was approved on December 15, 1791.) 12
13 Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. (Congress cannot pass laws that establish a specific religion for Americans, forbid Americans from practicing their own religions, or interfere with Americans freedom of speech, press, the right to gather peacefully, or the right to express disagreement with the government.) Amendment II A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. (Americans have a right to bear firearms or guns legally.) Amendment III No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. (The government cannot force Americans to keep soldiers in their homes during times of peace.) Amendment IV The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. (Americans cannot have their personal property searched without a proper warrant and just cause.) Amendment V No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. (Americans cannot be forced to be witnesses against themselves; Americans cannot be tried for the same crime twice; Americans cannot be deprived of life, liberty or property without a proper trial.) 13
14 Amendment VI In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence. (Americans deserve the right to a fair trial, which includes an impartial jury, an opportunity to question witnesses against them and to find witnesses in favor of them, and access to an attorney.) Amendment VII In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law. (Civil, or non-criminal suits, must be tried by jury.) Amendment VIII Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. (When accused of crimes, Americans are protected from excessively high bail amounts or fines and from brutal punishments.) Amendment IX The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. (Americans are entitled to enjoy additional rights and freedoms not included in the ten amendments.) Amendment X The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. (Powers not granted to the Federal government belong to the states and the people.) Source: 14
15 bill of rights BINGO PLAYING CARD Fill out each of the 16 spaces with one of the first ten amendments found in the Bill of Rights. You will need to repeat several amendments in order to fill in all the spaces, but be sure to use each amendment at least once. 15
16 bill of rights BINGO SCENARIOS Scenario #1: Although the death penalty is only legal in certain states, it can only be used in cases of homicide. Scenario #2: Before entering a suspect s home, a police officer shows a search warrant. Scenario #3: A registered voter receives a summons to report for jury duty. Scenario #4: In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade that a woman has the legal right to an abortion in the early stages of pregnancy. Scenario #5: A group of people assemble on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to demand the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Scenario #6: When being interrogated by police, a person refuses to answer certain questions and chooses to remain silent. Scenario #7: When a passenger sues a city transportation authority because she sustained neck injuries, the case is decided by a jury, not by a judge. Scenario #8: In Pennsylvania, a person has to be at least 16 years old to apply for a learner s permit for driving. Scenario #9: A teenager goes duck hunting with her father in October. Scenario #10: During election season, a local newspaper publishes an editorial endorsing one candidate over another. Scenario #11: A person accused of murder cannot afford to hire a lawyer and is assigned a public defender. Scenario #12: In 2000, members of the Ku Klux Klan organized a rally outside of a courthouse in Skokie, Illinois, a historically Jewish town. Scenario #13: A student chooses to sit silently in his seat during the Pledge of Allegiance. Scenario #14: In 1982, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the State of New York for evicting striking correctional officers and allowing members of the National Guard to live in their housing instead. Scenario #15: A family displays a Nativity scene on the front lawn during Christmas. Scenario #16: Americans must be at least 21 years of age to purchase alcohol legally. 16
17 Whether planning a field trip, looking for innovative ways to enhance classroom instruction or seeking a deeper understanding of American history and active citizenship, the National Constitution Center is an educator s ultimate civic learning resource. Learn more at constitutioncenter.org/education
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