Today in class it is your job to begin researching the basics of the amendment you chose in order to create a high interest and high quality poster for displaying in class.
Here is a list of tasks to complete for today's work:
- Identify the actual language from the constitution for you amendment
- Create a paraphrase of your amendment, in your own words what does it say?
- What are the limits to this amendment?
- What are some famous supreme court cases or other controversy in which your amendment played a part?
- What current debates exist around your amendment?
Below is the list of required parts to your poster:
- Title: Centered, clear
- The important language from the constitution
- Your paraphrase or explanation of the amendment
- The specific rights the amendment provdes
- The specific limits the amendment does not provide
- A caption about any important controversies surrounding this amendment
- At least 3 relevant images that help explain any of the above categories
Once you have all of this material collected, in your notebook, or in a digital document. You need to share it with Mr. Rhone for a grade.
Then you need to create a rough draft of your poster on a regular piece of copy paper, this must be submitted for a grade.
Then you can receive a poster board from Rhone to create your final draft poster, please remember this needs to be a high quality project, that means thoughtful placement, straight lines, clear and concise information.
TIMELINE:
Monday 11/13: Research, complete research questions and gather relevant information
Wednesday 11/15: Continue research, Hand in planning document (GRADE!), move on to planning actual poster
Friday 11/17: Finish draft poster (GRADE!), begin final product
Tuesday 11/21: Hand in final poster (GRADE!)
SOME USEFUL LINKS TO HELP GET YOU STARTED:
