the united states constitutional amendments unit plan

THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTIONAL

AMENDMENTS

Analyze the learner

This will be a 12th grade Advanced Placement civics class.

The class will contain 23 students where 13 are girls and 10 are boys.

Main Objective

By the end of two weeks my students will be able to compare one amendment to any other amendment, contrast one amendment to any other amendment, describe the amendments, identify the amendments, and apply what they learned to their daily lives. They will accomplish this by watching videos, working in groups, presenting to the class, doing debates, listening to a song/rap, and keeping a reflection journal with a 95% accuracy.

Day by Day

Week One

Monday: The United States Constitution and why it was created.

Tuesday: Bill of Rights- Amendments 1-5

Wednesday : The Bill of Rights- Amendments 6-10

Thursday- Friday: Amendments 11-16

Week Two

Monday: Amendment 17 Lincoln VS Douglas debate

Tuesday Amendment 18

Wednesday: Amendment 19

Thursday- Friday: Amendments 20-27

Use of Technology

YouTube

PowerPoint

Microsoft word

Work Cited

US Constitution.net. US Constitution. 6 March 2011. Document. 30 January 2015. <http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html>.

YouTube. Smart Songs: Bill of Rights. 11 December 2009. Video. 30 January 2015. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlt6R1KD4E0&list=WL&index=3>.