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Procedural Amendments: Amendments III, IV, and V Lesson PlanProcedural Amendments: Amendments III, IV, and V Lesson Plan
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Heritage Foundation
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9th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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Procedural Amendments: Amendments III, IV, and V

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So many US Constitution clauses, so little time. The 17th installment in a 20-part series teaches pupils about the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments. Learning through activities such as group work, connecting to current events, and classroom discussion helps make the concept clear.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the fourth amendment, constitutional amendments, due process, the supreme court, supreme court cases, the united states constitution

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Break learners into groups and role play a theoretical court case that involves the Third, Fourth, or fFfth Amendments
  • Assign the readings as homework and discuss in class the next day

Classroom Considerations

  • No additional prep work required before beginning the teaching process 

Pros

  • It's easy to create a test based on the resource through provided comprehension questions and answer key
  • The variety of activities helps to keep learning exciting and interesting
  • Each essay includes scaffolding, enabling scholars to feel supported while reading

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.9 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.9

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