Introducing the First Amendment

Students will inductively discover the First Amendment by reading and analyzing newspapers. They will discuss various circumstances involving the First Amendment, and so understand that in certain instances – libel, publication of national secrets, etc. – there is a limit to the freedoms expressed in the First Amendment.

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Standards

NCSS

Grades

4, 5, 6

Subjects

Rights and Responsibilities

Issues

National Security

Resource Types

Modules (Teaching Unit), Lesson Plans

Teaching Strategies

Whole Class, Whole Class Discussion, Whole Class Deliberation, Small Group, Small Group Discussion, Small Group Deliberation

Constitution Articles

First Amendment, First Amendment - Freedom of press, First Amendment - Freedom of assembly, First Amendment - Freedom of speech, First Amendment - Free exercise clause, First Amendment - Establishment clause, First Amendment - Right to petition government