Make a study of the First Amendment and its relationship to freedom. Pupils rewrite the amendment and discuss the central idea before focusing on a specific phrase. After discussing, class members write a journal entry about the included guiding question. This activity is meant to fit into a larger lesson or unit that relates to the guiding question.

Concepts

central ideas, main ideas, close reading, the first amendment, constitutional amendments, freedom of speech, freedoms, the united states constitution

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Additional Tags

first amendment, constitution, close reading, central idea, freedom of speech, english language arts

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Pros

• A quick activity that hits on several Common Core standards
• Combines close reading, discussion, and writing

Cons

• You will need to build context around the activity; it is meant only as an idea, not as a full lesson plan

Common Core

RI.6.1 RI.6.2 RI.6.4 RI.6.10 W.6.2.a W.6.10 SL.6.1.a SL.6.1.b SL.6.1.c SL.6.1.d SL.6.4 L.6.2.a L.6.2.b