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Bill of Rights Project

Choose one of the options below to present the Bill of Rights.

This is your intersession work.

You will present your high-level, well-thought out work at the end of the break.

1.

Check out a book about The Bill of Rights, one of the founding fathers, or the Constitution.

Read it and create a book report. (See rubric.)

2.

With another student, visit the "Bill of Rights Landmark Cases"

website and stage a debate over a case that has argued an issue from the Bill of Rights. (See

rubric.)

3.

Create a picture book for children simplifying the entire Bill of Rights. Be colorful and creative.

This will have a minimum of 20 full-color, thoughtfully designed pages, along with 5 questions

for a 7-8 year old that YOU CREATE. You will give them a page to answer your questions on

that you also hand in. (See rubric.)

4.

Create a song/rap/poem with background music that outlines the rights of the first 10

amendments in the Bill of Rights. Include a CD cover and at least 10 song titles that correspond

to each of the first 10 amendments. (See rubric.)

5.

Create a short video that shows the rights outlined in the first 10 amendment of the Bill of

Rights. Video must be at least 2 minutes. Make sure you consider good audio and lighting!

You need to get equipment and partner clearance with me before you start this one.

(See rubric.)

6.

Create a story board drawing with detailed, well-drawn, colorful, and creative illustrations that

show the 10 amendments occurring in the real world. Make sure you cover all 5 parts of the

first amendment. They are so important!

(It can be any setting that you choose [i.e. town, school, the mall, etc.]) (See rubric.)

7.

Put together a display board or Power Point pertaining to a LACK of a Bill of Rights that

includes pictures with captions. You must use a standard size poster board. You will be

graded on content and creativity/originality. (See rubric.) Must cover all 5 parts of the

first amendment. Minimum 14 slides!

8.

Read the "plain English" version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Create two

columns: one that lists, the "plain English" pieces of the Constitution and the second column lists the

"plain English" part of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that corresponds. Write 3 paragraphs

comparing and contrasting the two documents.

9.

You can come talk to me and propose a different idea if you would like. I just ask that

you think critically, work hard, and have a good time thinking about our rights and

freedoms granted to us by our Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

YOUR Bill of Rights (Student version):

I. People have freedom of religion, press, speech, petition and assembly. II. Citizens have the right to bear arms. III. Soldiers shall not be quartered in people's homes without their consent. IV. Citizens have the right to protection from unreasonable searches and seizures by

police. V. A person cannot be tried for the same crime twice; a person doesn't have to be a

witness against himself. VI. An accused person has the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury;

the right to know the charges against him or her; and the right to be represented by a defense attorney. VII. People have the right to a trial by jury in most cases. VIII. Excessive bail or cruel and unusual punishment cannot be imposed. IX. People may have rights that are not stated in the Bill of Rights. X. The federal government possesses only the powers granted to it by the Constitution.

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