The Mini Page — 2007 Activities
OUR FIRST AMENDMENT
Issue 3
Jan. 13-19
This week's standards:
Students identify key ideals of the United States' democratic republican form of government.(Social Studies: Civic Ideals and Practice)
Activities:
1. Draw a picture showing you exercising one of the freedoms in the First Amendment. Write a sentence or two telling about your picture.
2. Cut out newspaper words and pictures to make a collage about the First Amendment. Include these examples on your collage: religious services, news about the state or national government, and news about a community meeting.
3. Find a news story about a decision made by a local government group, such as a city council or school board. Write a paragraph explaining what will happen to people in your community because of that decision.
4. Which of the First Amendment freedoms would protect your right to (a) put a Christmas nativity display on your lawn, (b) hold a peaceful demonstration outside a government office, (c) write a letter to the editor of this newspaper, and (d) ask a state legislature to propose a new law?
5. Find a news story about a decision made by the national government. Identify different groups who will support the decision and write a brief paragraph explaining why each group supports the decision. Identify different groups who will oppose the decision and write a brief paragraph explaining why each group opposes the decision. Now write several sentences stating your position on the decision.
Standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
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