1. Bell Ringer
Please get out a blank sheet of paper. Write your first and last name, today’s date, and the period you have civics in the upper-right hand corner of the blank sheet of paper.
Title your paper “Comparing Constitutions”.
Fold your paper into three columns. Label the first column U.S., the second column BOTH, and the last column Florida.
U.S.
BOTH
Florida

2. Comparing Constitutions
Florida vs. the United States

3. By the end of this lesson…
you will be able to identify the purposes of a constitution (provides a framework for government, limits government authority, protects the rights of the people). you will recognize the basic outline of the U.S. and Florida constitutions (both have articles, amendments, and preambles). you will compare the amendment process of the U.S. and Florida constitutions. you will recognize the U.S. Constitution as the supreme law of the land.

4. One student will need to run the computer for today’s lesson.
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5. 07 FCvUSC Writing Prompt
On the back of your paper, write your first and last name, today’s date, and the period you have civics in the upper-right corner. Title this paper “07 FCvUSC W A R”.
Write a well-crafted argumentative response.
Well-crafted means your sentences fit together into a paragraph instead of jumping around.
Argumentative means you write about your opinion and support it with facts.
Response means you answer the prompt; don’t just write what you feel like writing.

6. 07 FCvUSC Writing Prompt
On the back of your paper, write your first and last name, today’s date, and the period you have civics in the upper-right corner. Title this paper “07 FCvUSC W A R”.
Write a well-crafted argumentative response.
Well-crafted means your sentences fit together into a paragraph instead of jumping around.
Argumentative means you write about your opinion and support it with facts.
Response means you answer the prompt; don’t just write what you feel like writing.
Prompt: List one thing that is in the Florida Constitution that is NOT in the United States Constitution. Do you think it should be a part of the United States Constitution? Explain why or why not.

7. Time’s Up! Pass your paper all the way back and all the way right.
Paul Gauguin – Upaupa Schneklud (1894) found at
Pass your paper all the way back and all the way right.