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This 14th Amendment Equal Protection Clause lesson plan also includes:
- Vocabulary Drag and Drop Activity
- Life After the Civil War
- Assignment:14th Amendment Equal Protection Clause
- Plessy v Ferguson - The Beginning
- Linda Brown Shares Her Story
- Plessy Supreme Court Decision
- Explanation of Plessy Decision
- Decision in Brown v Board of Education
- Brown v Board of Education Decision Upholds the 14th Amendment
- C-SPAN Classroom's Deliberations
- Vocabulary
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Two Supreme Court cases, Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education take center stage in a activity about the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Class members research both cases to compare and contrast the rulings.
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Concepts
the constitution, the fourteenth amendment, the three branches of government, the judicial branch, the supreme court, supreme court cases, the united states civil war, the reconstruction era, plessy v. ferguson, brown v. board of education, compare and contrast, segregation, equality, jim crow laws, black codes, the separate but equal doctrine, the ku klux klan, racism, thurgood marshall
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Instructional Ideas
- Use the bell ringer "Brown v Board of Education" (a link to the activity is included) to launch the lesson
Classroom Considerations
- Much of the commentary is esoteric and requires considerable scaffolding for young learners to comprehend
- Although designed for middle schoolers, the lesson is most appropriate for high school civics classes
Pros
- Includes a drag and drop vocabulary activity
Cons
- Several clips cut the speakers off mid-sentence
- Provides little scaffolding for the video clips