“TIPS” PRESENTATION BY BILL MULQUEEN MAY 16 & 17, 2000

THINKING ABOUT MY PROJECT I WANTED TO USE TECHNOLOGY I WANTED SOMETHING I COULD SHARE WITH OTHER TEACHERS

By Bill Mulqueen

Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

GOALS FOR THIS LESSON USE NEW YORK STATE STANDARDS WRITING ASSIGNMENTS TECHNOLOGY AS A TOOL INTERNET RESEARCH LIBRARY RESEARCH DEBATE THE ISSUES USE PRIMARY SOURCES GET A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONSTITUTION

We will be researching the issue of Freedom of Religion as it relates to the First Amendment and we will be using Supreme Court Cases as examples of how government decides what is fair. The Complete First Amendment is printed above. In one sentence, its writers established the legality of four of our most prized and basic freedoms. However, the specific interpretation of how these are to be worked out in context was left open ended.

TASK: Your task will be to work as a group and review a variety of Supreme Court Cases. To be successful in this task you will research one of two aspects of Freedom of Religion and, in a well-written position paper, be able to explain the meaning of the First Amendment. Finally, you and your group will present your position to the entire class and defend your position by answering questions from the audience.

LEARNING ADVICE 1.GUIDES STUDENT LEARNING 2.OFFERS A PLAN OF ATTACK 3.OFFERS WAYS TO WORK MORE EFFECTIVELY 4.OFFERS EXAMPLES OF WHAT THE TASK REQUIRES

TYPES OF RESOURCES

The following are examples of Supreme Court Cases. For more examples of these cases go to the “TIPS’ Web Site For additional teacher and student educational resources go to: For Teacher and Student Tutorials getting help using computer technology

THE PROCESS TEAM BUILDING AND RESPONSIBILITIES TEAM ROLE INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY EVALUATION DEBATE GRADING

We are all in this together and all of our deck chairs are facing forward