The end is here! Of first quarter that is :) 

In English:  An essay in our literature book on the Supreme Court case, Brown vs Board of Education, is supplementing our Civics course work. The work is being done in class - unless a student has been absent - then checking out a book will be necessary to complete the work.

In Civics: We are busy! First - we are continuing with our study of the branches of government - this week we are looking more in depth at the Supreme Court - specifically Plessy vs Ferguson and Brown vs Board of Ed - in addition to the 14th Amendment.

The students also received a homework project that is due on 10/28 - details follow below.

Amendments Pamphlet Project:


You will need to:

1. Think about the examples shown in class.

2. Use your text book, notes and handouts as your guide.

3. Create an accurate, tidy and polished looking pamphlet for 10 of the 27 amendments to the US Constitution.

• At least 5 of your chosen amendments need to come from the Bill of Rights (chapter 4 section 1) – the other 5 amendments are your choice – but I would encourage you to choose from the list of suggested amendments named in #6 of this handout.

4. Provide the # of the amendment, give it a title and write a brief summary of each amendment.

5. Provide an image that represents each amendment.

• These images (pictures) may be from a computer, a magazine, a family photo or drawn by hand (no stick figures please!) – Please let me know if you need help with materials.

6. The suggested other amendments are the 13th, 14th, 15th, 17th, 19th, 23rd, 24th, 26th (ch. 4 section 2)

Scoring:

 Each amendment (#, title, summary) is worth 1 point

 _________ 10 points possible

 Each image provided is worth 2 points

 _________ 20 points possible

 Overall tidiness of the project

 __________10 points possible

Grand total points possible – /40

Xtra Credit possible – up to 15 points for up to 5 additional amendments. /15 XC

Following the turn in of these pamphlets there will be a quiz on all the amendments in the Bill of Rights (chapter 4 section 1) and the additional amendments named in #6 of this handout (chapter 4 section 2).

I would suggest flashcards and playing “Do I Have a Right?” at www.icivics.org in order to help you prepare for the test 