Mini+Lecture

=**Mini Lecture:** **Teaching the Constitution with Technology Integration**=

Name: Anthony Nalley Lesson Topic: The Constitution with Technology Integration Grade Level: 5 Subject Area: civics and government Time: One week

=**Standards**= • **5.2.6.A** Compare rights and responsibilities of citizenship: Political rights ; Economic rights ; Personal responsibilities of the individual and to society ; Civic responsibilities of the individual and to society • **5.1.6.F** Explain the basic principles and ideals within documents of United States government. • **5.1.6.M** Explain the basic principles and ideals found in famous speeches and writings • **5.1.6.A** Explain the purpose of government. • **5.1.6.B** Explain the importance of the rule of law for the protection of individual rights and the common good in the community, state, nation and world. • **5.1.6.C** Describe the principles and ideals shaping government: Equality Majority rule/Minority rights Popular sovereignty Privacy Checks and balances Separation of powers

=**NCSS Standards**= - Power, Authority, and Governance - Civic Ideals and Practices

=**Learning Objectives**= After this unit, students will understand four main things about the constitution: history, articles of the constitution, judicial review, and amendments. They will understand how this ties into the groundwork of the United States federal government. = = =**Engagement**= • http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/constitution_day/index.asp this constitution game is a matching game to see if students know the difference between preamble, articles, bill of rights, and other amendments. • http://www.texaslre.org/BOR/billofrights.html students are given situations and they have to match which amendments in the bill of rights it matches. • http://www.homeofheroes.com/arcade/quizshow/constitution/quizshow.htm play game with partner = = =**Instruction**= -history of the constitution -articles of the constitution -judicial review -amendments • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNb9AoY5XXE youtube constitution song • [] gateway instruction mainly from this site • http://www.constitution.org/cs_image.htm images of the constitution = = =**Assessment**= Students will play the games. For the cumulative assessment there are two quizzes below. • http://www.quia.com/quiz/126674.html?AP_rand=808861996 online quiz • http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/constitution_day/activities/quiz/index.asp online quiz