Briana & Richard

ELL

Lesson Plan

Title The Bill of Rights

Subject Area(s) American Government
Grade Level 10th-11th Grade
In today’s lesson, the students will watch a brief video discussing
Summary of the
the Bill of Rights, then follow by having a lesson on dissecting the
Lesson
1st, 4th, 5th and 8th.
 Standard - 5.1.9.A
-Apply examples of the rule of law as related to individual
rights and the common good.
Standards: (as
 Standard - 5.1.9.D
applicable)
-Compare and contrast the basic principles and ideals found
in significant documents: Bill of Rights
International
 Standard – 5.1.1.2.A
Standards
-Analyze the sources, purposes, functions of law, and how
National Standards
rule of law protects individual rights and promotes the
Professional
common good.
Organization
Standards PA  Standard -5.1.12.C
Academic Standards -Evaluate the application of the principles and ideals in a
contemporary civic life
PA Core Standards -Liberty/Freedom
-Democracy
-Justice
-Equality
What are the Bill of Rights?
Essential Questions
How does the Bill of Rights protect individual rights?
 Students will be able to identify how the Bill of Rights
protects citizen’s everyday individual rights
 Students will be able to measure the significance of the Bill
Objectives
of Rights in everyday life.
 Students will be able to investigate the Bill of Rights and
how they protect individual rights.
 Abridging
 Search & Seizure
 Warrants
Vocabulary:
 Grand Jury
 Jeopardy
 Probable Cause
  Due Process of Law
 Bail
 Cruel & Unusual Punishment

Estimated Time 30 minutes

Video Clip

Materials Required Brief PowerPoint

Students will need a piece of paper and a pen or pencil

Before

 Ask the students what they already know about the Bill of
Rights, to assess their prior knowledge.
 Following this, the students will watch a 3 minute
introductory video that goes through the 10 amendments -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYEfLm5dLMQ
Procedure
During
Each professor may
choose to align this  Utilizing a PowerPoint, the class will focus mainly on the
section to his/her 1st, 4th, 5th and 8th amendments, emphasizing the vocabulary
content areas. that the students may not understand
 While going through the amendments, we will break down
This section will what they mean, and how they protect individual rights
include anticipated  After the students feel comfortable with the basics of the
areas of amendments, we will give a couple scenarios where the
differentiated students will have to identify whether or not the amendment
instruction. applies

After

 In the last 5-7 minutes, have the students pair up and

explain the amendments in their own words, and discuss
them as a class

Although there will be no written assessment, at the end of class

Formative
while the students are thinking and discussing with their
Assessment
classmates, we will be assessing what they learned from the lesson.
Student Resources Everything will be attached
Accommodations I will follow all IEP’s and make modifications as necessary
Assessment Align assessment to instructional objectives.