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After completing The First Amendment: Five Rights in One program with the National Archives, students will be better able to: • Explain what rights are and why they are important • Understand how one can exercise their rights • Identify the rights protected in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights
Grade Span: High School. Link to download PDF. Our library of lesson plans with themes surrounding the First Amendment, ranging from elementary school to high school level plans.
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution states: “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.”
Kids learn about the First Amendment of the United States Constitution including freedom of religion, speech, the press, the right to assemble, the right to petition the government, and fun facts.
Objectives: • Students will be able to identify the five freedoms protected under the First Amendment. • Students will be able to create visual representations of the meaning of each clause of the First Amendment. Materials: • First Amendment Freedoms Worksheets. • Poster Assignment.
Here are the exact words of the First Amendment: “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 griev-ances.”
(The First Amendment guarantees Americans’ freedom of speech, religion, and the press, as well as the right to assemble peacefully and to petition the government for change.) CAUSE AND EFFECT: Why did the Framers add the Bill of Rights?
