If you don't have the time to spend an entire class on the Bill of Rights, or you are looking for a simple overview, this video provides clear and illustrated descriptions of each of the first ten amendments to the Constitution. You may want to create a graphic organizer to help your class follow along with the video that they can also use as a reference for later discussion.

Concepts

constitutional amendments, the united states constitution

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Additional Tags

amendments, constitution, social studies

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Pros

• Connects to modern-day questions and issues related to the Bill of Rights
• Opportunity to flip the video

Cons

• An overview of the Bill of Rights, you will need to supplement with further instruction

Common Core

RH.6-8.2 RH.9-10.2