Social media and United States history combine as your young historians design a Facebook page for two major defendants of landmark Supreme Court cases. The resource includes a detailed rubric for research and page design, as well as a sample Facebook page for Clarence Earl Gideon in the case of Gideon v. Wainwright.

Concepts

the first amendment, constitutional amendments, the fourth amendment, Holidays

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Additional Tags

first amendment, fourth amendment, 1st amendment, 4th amendment, social studies

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Pros

• Facebook template provided through PowerPoint presentation
• Includes suggested list of cases that involve the First and Fourth Amendments
• Detailed and well-designed rubric
• Additional materials includes brief summaries of landmark cases for class members to preview

Cons

• Some information on document is specific to author's class and cannot be edited
• Specify guidelines for assigned research paper, which is mentioned in the rubric but unclear in project description

Common Core

RI.11-12.1 RI.11-12.2 RI.11-12.5 RI.11-12.6 WHST.11-12.2.a WHST.11-12.7 WHST.11-12.8 WHST.11-12.9