Bell Ringer- Video about the Constitution
http://www.history.com/topics/constitution/videos/america-gets-a-constitution?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false
(Record three take-aways in your journal.)
Pre-Test- Bill of Rights
(attached below)
Correct Your Own Pretest- Use Bill of Rights (pg. 122-124 of textbook)
Video Notes- John Adams Speech (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQHkGPXMCU8
- Students recorded the following questions from the board and answered them (in their journal) as they watched the video:
1. What is the religious allusion in the beginning of the speech?
2. "He sees apocalypse, I see __________________________.
3. A republic of what?
4. What do they get to choose?
5. What repetitious phrase dos he use for emphasis?
6. "While I live, let me have __________________.
7. How do they show their agreement with Adams' speech?
Group Discussion- Agree on one Amendment that impacts students today. Discuss it. Then, in your journal, write a one paragraph explanation of how it impacts students your age.
- Be sure to quote some language from the amendment you are referencing - Mention both the amendment and the Bill of Rights in your first sentence
- Give specific examples that apply
- Sum up and restate your claim in the last sentence