Amendments+Unit

=Amendment Unit =

Intended Audience: 11th/12th Government Class

 * __Brainstorming:__** To get yourself reacquainted with the amendments, fill out the worksheet found here.


 * __Creating Your Projects:__**
 * Part One:** For the first part of the assignment, you will be creating a Wordle which illustrates the rights that are guaranteed to us from the Constitution. You must have the words "rights" and "freedom" in your Wordle creation. You must then list 12 other rights or freedoms that are guaranteed to us in the Constitution. These can be found in the amendments to the Constitution. Finally, be creative in your font types and color choices.

An example of a Wordle can be found here.


 * Part Two:** For the second part of your assignment, you will be creating a Glogster board which will illustrate your assigned amendment (please see me to choose your amendment). On your Glogster board, you must have the following:

- The number of your amendment & the text of your amendment - 5 pictures that illustrate your amendment - A video that shows how your amendment is relevant to our lives today (ie: news story, current event); the video should be 2-5 minutes in length - One paragraph (at least 5 sentences) explaining the limitations of the amendment

An example of a Glogster board can be found below.

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 * Part Three:** For the third part of the assignment, you will be creating a video using **__Xtranormal.__** This video will illustrate a situation in which one of the characters must invoke the rights given to us by the Constitution. In your video, you must have the following:

- Two characters - An appropriate setting/scene for the video - Background noise - You must integrate 4 rights guaranteed by the Constitution into your dialogue. You must reference the amendment in the Constitution (ie: the #) as well as the right guaranteed. - You must have a title slide with the name of your movie - You must have an ending slide which "wraps up" your movie - The following additions/effects must be added to your movie: 5 motions, 5 faces or points, and 5 sound effects

An example of an Xtranormal video can be found below.

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 * __Posting Your Assignments:__** When you completed each part of the assignment you will post it to the Edmodo website. You will need to join the "Our Rights Via the Amendments" group. The group number is **no1wii.**

__**Grading:**__ To see a rubric for the assignments above, click here.