Aim: What is Freedom of Speech, the Press, and Assembly?
Bell Ringer: Current Events / Grade journals 61-70
Objectives:
1. Students will evaluate, take, and defend positions about rights protected by the Constitution and Bill of Rights
2. Student will evaluate, take, and defend positions on issues that cause the government to balance the interests of individuals with the public good.
3. Students will explain why rights have limits and are not absolute.
Agenda:
- 1. Bell Ringer (10 min)
- 2. Complete Concept Map Presentations sections 3-5 (15 min)
- 3. Work in teams to create a comparison chart that distinguishes the differences between civil liberties (freedoms) and civil rights (government actions to secure freedoms). Have students generate examples to foster understanding. Have students explain why these rights are not absolute. (rest of class)
Home Learning:
1. Journal 71 – Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
2. Journal 72 – How do the 5th and the 14th Amendments of the Constitution protect due process?
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