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10 AMENDMENTS OF BILL OF RIGHTS

BY: RICA MARTINEZ BSED 3A

 Grade 9 Social Studies

In this civics lesson, your students will learn about the 10 amendments that make up the Bill of Rights.

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to summarize the meaning of the 10 amendments in the Bill of Rights using
illustrations and/or visual performances.

Materials and preparation Key terms

One piece of blank paper per student amendments
One piece of chart paper Bill of Rights
Computer
Powerpoint

Attachments

Illustrate the Bill of Rights (PDF)

Introduction (5 minutes)

Ask students to list your school's rules. Record them on the board with the title "Rules."
Then, ask them who came up with the rules (i.e., the principal).
Have students turn and talk to a partner to brainstorm other rules they wish were on the list (i.e., kids can
bring their own toys to school) or rules they wish they could make for the principal and teachers of the
school (i.e., teachers can't assign too much homework).
Tell students that today we will be learning more about the 10 amendments that make up the Bill of
Rights.

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling (15 minutes)

Display a piece of chart paper with the title "The Bill of Rights."
Read the first amendment aloud to your students (see resources for the full text).
Then, write the number one on the chart paper and summarize the first amendment in kid-friendly terms
(see resources for simplified Bill of Rights).
Continue reading the full text aloud and writing a summarized version for each of the 10 amendments.
Keep the summarized Bill of Rights displayed for the duration of the lesson.
Guided Practice (15 minutes)

Hand out one blank sheet of paper to each student and instruct them to fold it into 12 squares (three
squares by four squares). Model the folding if needed.
Instruct students to label each square with a number one through 10. Tell them that the numbers do not
have to be in any particular order and can be mixed up in any way they want.
Have students label two squares as "free spaces."
Hand out bingo chips or counters so that each student has a small handful. (Note: any type of counter
can be used, such as unit blocks, pennies, or dry beans.)
Tell students that you will be reading amendments from the Bill of Rights out loud. When they hear an
amendment, they should place a counter on the square with the number that aligns with that
amendment. Explain that, if they fill one whole row or column with counters, they should shout "Bill of
Rights!"
Read one of the first 10 amendments aloud in its full text. (Note: do not read the amendments in
numerical order.)
Continue reading amendments until a student shouts "Bill of Rights!" to win the game.

Independent working time (10 minutes)

Hand out the Illustrate the Bill of Rights worksheet to each student.
Instruct students to draw a picture to show the meaning of each of the amendments in the Bill of Rights.
Invite students to share with a partner or small group when they are finished.

Related books and/or media

VIDEO: "The Bill of Rights Song"

IMAGE: Bill of Rights Replica
TEXT: Bill of Rights: Full Text
TEXT: Simplified Bill of Rights

Differentiation

Enrichment:

Have students count off into 10 groups. Assign each group an amendment from the Bill of Rights, and
instruct them to make a poster about it. They should include a picture and write the amendment in their
own words on the poster. Display the posters together with the title "The Bill of Rights."

Support:

Draw symbols to go with the summarized amendments during the explicit teaching portion of the lesson.
If your students are not familiar with the Constitution, teach a lesson about it before introducing the Bill
of Rights.

Assessment (15 minutes)

Split students into 10 small groups.

Assign each group one of the amendments from the Bill of Rights.
Have each group create a skit or tableau showing the amendment they were assigned.
Give each group a chance to perform.
Ask the students in the audience to identify which amendment is represented in each performance.

Review and closing (5 minutes)

Show a video reviewing the Bill of Rights (see related media).