Why Is The First Amendment Important

Day 5 Importance of the Inclusion of the Bill of Rights. 10th grade Standard: D2.His.17.6-8. Compare the central arguments in secondary works of history on related topics in multiple media.

Objective: By writing a pro or anti First Amendment speech to deliver to their constituents, students will be able to compare the central arguments of the historical perspectives of federalists and antifederalists and the implications of the First Amendment on American society.

Introduction: (5 Minutes) Students will enter the classroom and begin work on a bellringer on the board that reads “Why did the antifederalists believe the First Amendment was important? Explain your reasoning.”. While the students are completing this question, the teacher will …show more content…
The teacher will extend this discussion with the question “How would the adoption of the First Amendment affect American society? Explain your thoughts.” This discussion will benefit the students as it lays foundational curiosity and intriguing discussion in students to prepare them for the writing activity, having the students utilize their critical thinking skills to refer to specific knowledge. This question also sets the table for the later writing analysis questions later in the lesson. Transition 1: (5 Minutes) Once the discussion has concluded, the teacher will transition into a short 5-minute period of direct instruction. This direct instruction will introduce the students to the writing activity for the day. The teacher will elaborate on …show more content…
The teacher will be perusing the classroom to ensure that the students are on task and understand the assignment. The teacher will also ask the guiding question “How would the powers of the government be changed if the First Amendment had not been adopted? Use evidence to support your answer.” Students will benefit from the writing assignment by utilizing a perspective analysis that allows them to develop their historical thinking skills through the analysis of the opinions of the federalists and anti-federalists. Students will also benefit from the critical thinking that is required to construct a political action that addresses the projected impact of the adoption of the First Amendment. Transition 3: (20 minutes) Following the completion of the students 1/2-page speech in transition 2, the students will be instructed to make edits to their speeches and be given 2 editing writing prompts to make alterations to their speech constructed within transition 2. 1. What is the difference between a. and a. Look back at your speech and make it appeal more to the supporters of the opposing argument. 2. What is the difference between a'smart' and a'smart'? Edit your speech to focus more on the implications of the First Amendment. During the students' editing, the teacher will extend students’ thinking with the guiding editing prompt “Strengthen your speech by including more persuasive

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Why The First Amendment Is Important