Music Distribution and Copyright Grade Level: Middle and High Overview: This guided discussion will help students understand copyright law, especially its relevance in this technology-based era. It begins by probing […]
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Juvenile Justice: The Case of Gerry Gault Grade Level: Middle Overview: In this lesson, students will learn about the events that led to the case In re Gault, and will
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Search Me Grade Level: Middle and High Overview: The lesson begins with students lined up in the front of the room. They are presented with a series of searches/seizures.
Drug Testing in Schools Grade Level: Middle Overview: This lesson calls for students to take a stand on whether there should be drug testing in schools or not. Students stand
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Introduction to the First Amendment Grade Level: Middle Overview:Students will inductively discover the First Amendment by reading and analyzing newspapers. They will discuss various circumstances involving the First Amendment, and
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Residential Property Signs Grade Level: Middle and High Overview: This lesson uses City of Ladue v. Gilleo as the basis for discussion of First Amendment rights. Students will argue for
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Due Process and Equal Protection Grade Level: Middle Overview: In this lesson, students will be presented with various cases of discrimination. They will identify the discriminatory practice, and discuss the
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Equal Protection – What is it? Grade Level: Middle Overview: In this lesson, students will analyze the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection clause. They will distinguish between identical treatment and equal
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Realizing the Dream Today Grade Level: Middle and High Overview:Students will analyze a political cartoon depicting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the title of his famous speech, “I Have
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Do We Need an Equal Rights Amendment? Grade Level: Middle Overview: In this lesson, students will learn about the history and current relevance of the Equal Rights Amendment. They will
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