Digital Unit Plan Tommy Nguyen

Digital Unit Plan Template Unit Title: Citizenry and The Bill of Rights Content Area: Political Science/American
Government
CA Content Standard(s)/Common Core Standard(s):
12.2 Students evaluate and take and defend positions on the scope and limits of rights and obligations as democratic citizens, the relationships among them, and how they are secured.
1. Discuss the meaning and importance of each of the rights guaranteed under the Bill of Rights and how each is secured (e.g., freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, petition, privacy). 2. Explain how economic rights are secured and their importance to the individual and to society (e.g., the right to acquire, use, transfer, and dispose of property; right to choose ones work; right to join or not join labor unions; copyright and patent). 3. Discuss the individuals legal obligations to obey the law, serve as a juror, and pay taxes. 4. Understand the obligations of civic-mindedness, including voting, being informed on civic issues, volunteering and performing public service, and serving in the military or alternative service. 5. Describe the reciprocity between rights and obligations; that is, why enjoyment of ones rights entails respect for the rights of others. 6. Explain how one becomes a citizen of the United States, including the process of naturalization (e.g., literacy, language, and other requirements).
Name: Tommy Nguyen Grade Level: 12
Big Ideas: Students will learn about the Bill of Rights and why the first 10 amendments are important. Most notably, they will learn how the first amendment can affect their everyday lives. Also, Students will learn how to interpret these rights, and that they are unalienable to every citizen of the United States. Unit Goals and Objectives: 1. Students will remember and understand the first 10 Amendments. 2. Students will be able to debate and explain the first amendment. 3. Students will be able to identify the infringement of any of the 5 rights in the first amendment. 4. Students will learn about the duty of a citizen, and think about how a citizen of the United States should conduct themselves.
Unit Summary: In this unit, students will learn about the Bill of Rights and how it affects them. They will learn the power that a citizen of the United States has over their government, due to the protection of the Bill of Rights. They will convey their ideas and identify with their new knowledge when the government infringes on their rights. They will also learn what a good upstanding citizen of America is. Then, they will come up with their own version of what is an American, and how does being an American mean being a good citizen of society.
Assessment Plan: Entry-Level: Quick Write: Write for ten minutes about what you know about the first amendment in the Bill of Rights. Formative: 1. Quiz: on definitions 2. Questions: Students must answer questions about the first amendment 3. Quizlet: Students will use the quizlet application to identify examples of these freedoms in use. 4. Paper: Students will write a 3 paragraph essay on one of the five freedoms guaranteed in the first amendment. Summative: Oral Rubric: Students will give a 2 minute presentation on the freedom they chose to define in which they will define it, and give examples during their presentation.
Lesson 1 Student Learning Objective: 1. Students will remember and understand the first 10 Amendments. Acceptable Evidence: Students will be able to define each of the first 10 Amendments in the Bill of Rights. Instructional Strategies: Communication Collection Collaboration Presentation Organization Interaction Instructional Strategies: Communication Collection Collaboration Presentation Organization Interaction
Lesson Activities: Students will work on a websercise using various websites to define the first 10 amendments on their worksheet that will be given by the teacher. The worksheet not only has definitive questions, but also critical and analytical questions as well. Students will have to collect data electronically from the web and present it in their worksheet.
Lesson 2 Student Learning Objective: 2. Students will be able to debate and explain the first amendment. 3. Students will be able to identify the infringement of any of the 5 rights in the first amendment. Acceptable Evidence: Students will be able to argue about how government and other public entities can infringe on their rights. They should be able to explain how the Bill of Rights protects them.
Lesson Activities: I will deliver real world events as well as hypothetical ones through a Prezi presentation. Students will argue and debate over if the Bill of Rights, especially the first amendment can protect them. Students will have to think critically to convey their answers in a logical sense. All of these hypothetical situations will be open ended, they should not be able to be answered with a yes or no answer.
Lesson 3 Student Learning Objective: 4. Students will learn how the First Amendment helps them to be better member in public society. Acceptable Evidence: Student will deliver an oral presentation on how the First Amendment protects them. Instructional Strategies: Communication Collection Collaboration Presentation Organization Interaction
Lesson Activities: After going through a presentation on the First Amendment, fully explaining the five rights guaranteed in the First Amendment, students will first debate and provide examples on the following. They will organize their thoughts and put them into a graphic organizer highlighting the main points of the first amendment.
Unit Resources:
http://viget.com/work/bill-of-rights-institute http://billofrightsinstitute.org/resources/student-resources/play-games/ http://constitutioncenter.org/billofrightsgame/ http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html
Useful Websites:
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Supreme_Court_cases_involving_the_First_Amendment

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Name: Tommy Nguyen Grade Level: 12

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