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The Bill of Rights Today

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Standard Read With Understanding

Outcomes Students will define The Bill of Rights and how it relates to everyday life, then identify and explain the rights guaranteed in each amendment.


 
Classroom Information
GED Descriptors
     Language Arts Reading , Social Studies
Roles
     Family, Worker, Community Member
Program Type(s)
     ABE, GED, Family Literacy, Urban, Rural
NRS Learner Levels (ABE/GED)
      3, 4, 5, 6
Time Frame
     2.0 to 4.0 hours
Technology Integration
K-W-L Teaching Strategy
Discussion Web Teaching Strategy
The Bill of Rights
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Keywords
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bullet Education > reading
bullet Government/Civics > Constitution
bullet Government/Civics > judicial system > law/laws
bullet History > region > U.S. history

Purposeful, Transparent, Contextual, Building Expertise
Purposeful and Transparent
Students are concerned with their rights as citizens, but do not always understand them. This activity allows them to see how and why many of these rights came into existence.

Contextual
This activity introduces the student to the real-life working of our government, especially the court system. They can see everyday in the paper, stories in which The Bill of Rights is the focus.

Building Expertise
Students realize from this activity that the Constitution is a living document and is the basis for all of our laws and rights.


Lesson Designer
Gail Morgan
Tolles Technical Center
(614) 8779638
gailgmorgan@hotmail.com


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