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Description of Classroom: 10th Grade US History, 40-47 students Background: This is the second lesson about the Constitution. The first lesson compared the Articles of Confederation and Constitution as well as how the Constitution set up the government (Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches). Content Objective(s): SWAT interpret the Bill of Rights Language Objective(s): Students will use reading, writing, listening, and speaking to interpret the Bill of Rights Nevada Standards: 1.8 Key Vocabulary: Wonder Words (Students will underline words they do not know and talk about them with a partner. Students will use context clues to determine the meaning of the words.)

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Teaching Strategies: Independent Practice, Think/Pair/Share, Jigsaw Warm Up Activity: Bell work: 1) What is todays objective? 2) Name 5 rights given to you in the Bill of Rights.

Lesson Sequence: 1) Bell work/Go over bell work 2) Students will receive a copy of the Bill of Rights. Students will get in groups of 2. In these groups each student will interpret the Bill of Rights and write them in their own words. I will model the 1st and 2nd Amendment for the class. We will than complete the 3rd and 4th Amendments as a class. Students will be responsible to complete the remaining 6 Amendments with their partner. 3) Think-Pair-Share: Students will then be asked the following question: If you had to take one Amendment out of the Bill of Rights, which one would you take out and why? The class will then vote on which Amendment they would take out. Accommodations: All IEP and 504 will be reviewed and followed. Supplementary Materials: Bill of Rights Hand Out Review/Assessment: Informal oral assessment of think/pair share and class discussion activity, as well as the bell work from the next day which would be 1) What Amendment do you think is the most important? Why? 2) What rights are given to you in the 5th Amendment? 3) Which Amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment? Students will turn in their Amendments written in their own words for formal assessment. Reflection: