1. Session: The Bill of Rights
Concept: Rights of the Accused:
To What Extent Are We Actually Protected by the Bill of Rights?
Skills: Reading comprehension, listening, and discussion

2. What you’ll be exploring today…
Examining the language of the rights of the accused given to us in the Const. under the Bill of Rights
Discussing and listening to what others are Reading and saying
Responding in a paragraph using AT LEAST TWO pieces of evidence from the reading to the following question?:
To What Extent Are We Actually Protected by the Bill of Rights?

3. How you’re working today…
Partners
Tool You’re Working With
You’re working in partners from last reading session
You’ll use be moving back and forth from reading, writing, and discussing
Use the Document for today to keep track of the reading, discussing and analysis
How you’re working today…

4. Taking a First Stab at the question…
Based on your initial understanding of the question based on your experience
Take 2 mins to respond silently on paper:
To What Extent Are We Actually Protected by the Bill of Rights?
Now take 45 seconds each to share your thoughts with your SW partner
Bringing this out to the floor…

5. Digging Deep to find the Truth!...
You will now engage in some discussion and analysis in your partners
Your job will be to understand exactly how the Bill of Rights protects rights of the accused
But more importantly, what insights or understanding can you conclude based on the reading and this conversation…

6. The Bill of Rights:
Rights of the Accused- We are only focusing on the amendments that apply to the process of being accused of a crime: 4th Amendment 5th Amendment 6th Amendment 7th Amendment 8th Amendment 13th Amendment 14th Amendment

7. Who determines what the Bill of Rights mean?
Contents
Who determines what the Bill of Rights mean?
The Supreme Court makes rulings on the meaning.
The Supreme Court balances the rights of the individual with the needs of society.
The justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, 2017
*Note- Justice Antonin Scalia died in 2016

8. Amendments 4-8 Preserve & Protect the Rights of the Accused.
Contents
Amendments 4-8 Preserve & Protect the Rights of the Accused.

9. Read-Write-Discuss-Report
Step 1: Read about the 4TH AMENDMENT
Take 4 mins to read with your SW partner
Find at LEAST TWO pieces of evidence that stand out to you the most or you have questions about

10. Read-Write-Discuss-Report
Step 2: Write
Take 3 mins to write down the pieces of the text that help highlight the following questions:
What does the Amendment “Say”?
What does it “mean”?
Have at LEAST TWO pieces from text that highlight these questions

11. Read-Write-Discuss-Report
Step 3: Discuss
Take 2 mins to discuss with your SW partner
What does the Amendment “Say”?
What does it “mean”?
Have at LEAST TWO pieces from text that highlight these questions

12. Read-Write-Discuss-Report
Now, let’s bring this out to the floor and figure out how we can make sense of what you and your partner are saying
Norms for this discussion:
Monitor air time
Everyone participates
Cite as much as you can from text

13. Contents
4th Amendment
What does the government need in order to search your home?
Probable cause
A warrant given by a judge

14. Read-Write-Discuss-Report
Step 1: Read about the
5TH AMENDMENT
Take 4 mins to read with your SW partner
Find at LEAST TWO pieces of evidence that stand out to you the most or you have questions about

15. Read-Write-Discuss-Report
Step 2: Write
Take 3 mins to write down the pieces of the text that help highlight the following questions:
What does the Amendment “Say”?
What does it “mean”?
Have at LEAST TWO pieces from text that highlight these questions

16. Read-Write-Discuss-Report
Step 3: Discuss
Take 2 mins to discuss with your SW partner
What does the Amendment “Say”?
What does it “mean”?
Have at LEAST TWO pieces from text that highlight these questions

17. Read-Write-Discuss-Report
Now, let’s bring this out to the floor and figure out how we can make sense of what you and your partner are saying
Norms for this discussion:
Monitor air time
Everyone participates
Cite as much as you can from text

18. 5th Amendment
Contents
You cannot be tried for the same crime twice; that is called “double jeopardy.”
You do not have to testify against your self.
“I plead the Fifth!”
You must have due process of law before you are convicted.
The government cannot take your land unless it pays.

19. Read-Write-Discuss-Report
Step 1: Read about the 6TH AMENDMENT
Take 4 mins to read with your SW partner
Find at LEAST TWO pieces of evidence that stand out to you the most or you have questions about

20. Read-Write-Discuss-Report
Step 2: Write
Take 3 mins to write down the pieces of the text that help highlight the following questions:
What does the Amendment “Say”?
What does it “mean”?
Have at LEAST TWO pieces from text that highlight these questions

21. Read-Write-Discuss-Report
Step 3: Discuss
Take 2 mins to discuss with your SW partner
What does the Amendment “Say”?
What does it “mean”?
Have at LEAST TWO pieces from text that highlight these questions

22. Read-Write-Discuss-Report
Now, let’s bring this out to the floor and figure out how we can make sense of what you and your partner are saying
Norms for this discussion:
Monitor air time
Everyone participates
Cite as much as you can from text

23. 6th Amendment: Speedy Trial and Lawyer
Contents
6th Amendment: Speedy Trial and Lawyer
You have the right to speedy trial by an impartial jury (not favoring either side).
You must be told of charges.
You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one.

24. Read-Write-Discuss-Report
Step 1: Read about the 7TH AMENDMENT
Take 4 mins to read with your SW partner
Find at LEAST TWO pieces of evidence that stand out to you the most or you have questions about

25. Read-Write-Discuss-Report
Step 2: Write
Take 3 mins to write down the pieces of the text that help highlight the following questions:
What does the Amendment “Say”?
What does it “mean”?
Have at LEAST TWO pieces from text that highlight these questions

26. Read-Write-Discuss-Report
Step 3: Discuss
Take 2 mins to discuss with your SW partner
What does the Amendment “Say”?
What does it “mean”?
Have at LEAST TWO pieces from text that highlight these questions

27. Read-Write-Discuss-Report
Now, let’s bring this out to the floor and figure out how we can make sense of what you and your partner are saying
Norms for this discussion:
Monitor air time
Everyone participates
Cite as much as you can from text

28. 7th Amendment: Civil Trial by Jury
Contents
7th Amendment: Civil Trial by Jury
“In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.”
The $20 in the amendment doesn’t seem significant now.

29. Read-Write-Discuss-Report
Step 1: Read about the 8TH AMENDMENT
Take 4 mins to read with your SW partner
Find at LEAST TWO pieces of evidence that stand out to you the most or you have questions about

30. Read-Write-Discuss-Report
Step 2: Write
Take 3 mins to write down the pieces of the text that help highlight the following questions:
What does the Amendment “Say”?
What does it “mean”?
Have at LEAST TWO pieces from text that highlight these questions

31. Read-Write-Discuss-Report
Step 3: Discuss
Take 2 mins to discuss with your SW partner
What does the Amendment “Say”?
What does it “mean”?
Have at LEAST TWO pieces from text that highlight these questions

32. Read-Write-Discuss-Report
Now, let’s bring this out to the floor and figure out how we can make sense of what you and your partner are saying
Norms for this discussion:
Monitor air time
Everyone participates
Cite as much as you can from text

33. 8th Amendment: Bail and Punishment
Contents
8th Amendment: Bail and Punishment
Prisoner kissing his mom in prison
No excessive bail
No cruel and unusual punishment
Question is: How do you determine what is cruel and unusual?

34. Amendments with Controversy
Now that we have finished analyzing the rights of the accused present in the Bill of Rights…
Let’s look at two other amendments that have had controversy over the last few decades
The 13th Amendment
The 14th Amendment

35. The 13th Amendment What it Says What it Means
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution declared that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
Take 2 mins to discuss what you think it means
Out to the floor for check in…
Is there any part of the language that stands out and can apply to our conversation about criminal justice system?
The 13th Amendment

36. The 14th Amendment What it Says What it Means
Section 1.
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Take 2 mins to discuss what you think it means
Out to the floor for check in…
Is there any part of the language that stands out and can apply to our conversation about criminal justice system?
The 14th Amendment

37. Last Call for Questions…

38. Let’s Put All This in Writing…
Now that we have discussed and broken down this the rights of the accused into pieces…
You will now put all this conversation into ONE paragraph…but you have options:

39. OPTIONS…8 minutes Option 1: 8 mins Option 2: 8 mins
Add to your original response any important NEW piece of evidence to your response (A TOTAL OF 2 PIECES OF EVIDENCE FROM READINGS) OR
Option 2: 8 mins
Re-write YOUR OG response based on the discussion and findings and add TWO pieces of evidence from reading that help justify your new understanding