8th Grade United States HistoryJessica Carrillo

Imperial Teaching American HistoryJune 2011

Students will..*create a brochure examinning one of the reasons the amendment in the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution *restate the meaning of the amendment and include a current event or illustration that exemplifies the amendment assigned*create a comic strip showing life without the amendment, demonstrating knowledge of the amendment and its effects on our culture

Students analyze the political principles underlying the U.S Constitution and compare the enumerated and implied powers of the federal government.

Often called “the Father of the Constitution”Crafted the Bill of Rights that was debated

and approved in 1791

Guarantee the rights of citizens of the United States

To protect Americans from the abuses of the federal government

Several states made this a condition for ratification

Five Basic Freedoms SpeechPressAssemblePetitionReligion

Specify protections for ordinary citizens against the abuse of government power

Guarantee fair treatment for people who are involved in legal actions

Due process of lawRight to a speedy trialRight to a trial by juryNo cruel or unusual punishment

Deal with relationships among the federal government, the states, and the people

The Bill of Rights contain many of the rights that we think of as American freedoms

An opportunity to inform and empower the people.

Cover1.Amendment

assigned.2.Illustration.3.Your name.

Inside flap1.Slogan.2.Illustration.

Inside - Left side

1. Amendment as written in the constitution

2. Amendment paraphrased

3. History behind the Amendment.

Inside- Middle

1. A three to four sentence explanation of the importance of the amendment to citizens today.

2. Current event or picture which illustrates the amendment

Inside - Right side

1. Comic strip that illustrates the difficulties of life without that amendment

2. Two questions you want others to think about concerning the amendment

Brochure should include following elements: Amendment &

Picture ____/5

Slogan ___/ 10

Amendment ____/5

Paraphrase ____/10

History ____/10

Current Event or

Illustration ____/15

Relevance of

Amendment ____/15

Comic Strip ____/20

Questions ____/10

Total ____/100

Google image search.History Alive: The United States Through

Industrialism. Teacher’s Curriculum Institute. 2005

Potts, Jody, Ph D. . Adventure Tales of America: An Illustrated History of The United States: 1492-1877 Volume 1. Signal Media Corporation, Dallas, Texas. 1994.

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