First Amendment Position Paper

I use this project with my Participation in Government classes to challenge the perceptions of the students in terms of their understanding of the First Amendment. This project challenges students to develop their own perceptions of the First Amendment and ascertain current threats to individual freedoms found within the First Amendment. This topic gained additional notoriety due to some of the current events within our government and recent challenges to the freedoms set forth within the First Amendment. While this is an individual project, students have collaborated to expand ideas and present counterclaims to current challenges to individual freedoms within in society today. The project also permits student choice with multiple options to choose from and an option which presents a scenario but allows the students to conduct a deeper inquiry and application to their own personal lives.  

This project was by far one of the class favorites this year. Their engagement was through the roof. Their assertions pertaining to individual freedoms reflected a deep grasp of the content through the application and impact on their own personal lives. Below you will find previews of the project. The full project is available at my store on Teacher Pay Teacher (TpT) by clicking on this link (https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Making-Social-Studies-Great-Again).