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 * STUDENT TEACHER: ** Rebecca Carroll


 * TITLE: **The Bill of Rights, First 5 Amendments


 * DATE: ** November 22, 2011


 * SUBJECT: **American History


 * ESSENTIAL IDEA: **Introducing the Bill of Rights to students.


 * Objective: **Through this lesson, we will introduce the students to the Bill of Rights in terms they can understand.


 * Standard(s): (Have not learned these yet) **


 * Materials: ** Computer to view Wikispace page for content.


 * Initiation: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">This is the initial phase of this subject matter. We will begin by asking the students what they think the Bill of Rights is, before going to the computer lab.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Lesson Development: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">After session in computer lab, we will review what they saw and what their impressions are of the Bill of Rights.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Closure: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Students will be give the requirements to their projects on the subject matter.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Assessment: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;"> Students will have to break up into 5 groups and will each be assigned an amendment. They will then have to work on a group project to demonstrate their understanding of their amendment.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Differentiation: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Because the project is their choice (with scaffolding from the instructor) this project can be anything they want it to be. They have the opportunity for creativity in this assignment.