Did you know that lawmakers have proposed more than 5,000 bills to amend the US Constitution in Congress? Your class learns intriguing facts about the process of choosing amendments. A variety of activities including before and after reading activities, group work, and pair work all create a cohesive unit that engages learners.

Concepts

constitutional amendments, the bill of rights, the supreme court, the united states constitution

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Differentiate for GATE by asking scholars to write persuasive speeches
• Create more collaboration in the classroom by assigning small groups to work on the reading activities together

Classroom Considerations

• The 15th in a series of 20, the lesson plan ideally follows a sequential order 
• Provided activities may take more time than recommended, depending on your individual classroom

Pros

• The already scaffolded lesson plan helps actively engage pupils while reading
• Comprehension questions with corresponding answer key make testing for understanding simple
• Does not require any other preparation materials 

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.8 RH.9-10.9 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.8 RH.11-12.9