Thursday 9/21 Day #2 of Clarklisto - Were the Reconstruction Amendments a Reality?

Yesterday we started our Q1 project.  We reviewed:
               1. The Declaration of Independence
               2. The Preamble of the Constitution
               3. Gettysburg Address

We then looked at 17 of the 27 amendments to our Constitution. We will start there today.

Let's review the amendments.  Look at your chart:
   1. Teachers will check to see if the 17 are properly matched.
   2. As Mr. Clark reviews the Amendments write a little summary near the amendment so you can easily understand the meaning of the Amendment.
   3. Here is the link to the  17 Amendments Slideshow  
   4. After reviewing 1-2-4-5-6-7-8 let's watch this short video on the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments)


   5. Let's now review the other 10 amendments.

Now that we have spent some time with 17 key amendments I imagine you have judged that some of the amendments are more important than others.  Time to make that final judgement with your partner.  

Rank your top ten with your partner (10 minutes).  You should discuss why you have chosen the 10 and why you have ranked them.  

Then, record your ranking on the nicely organized sheets in the classroom.  What will be the Class' Top Ten?

From the class' TOP TEN LIST choose your top 3 and get ready to dig in and tell us why they stand out as the most important.
Your task looks like this:

• Discuss with your partner which three are most important
• Make a copy of this Google doc (name it amendments)
• Name the three amendments you have chosen as MOST IMPORTANT (do this by writing the number and the words written on the short strip of paper you glued down yesterday)
• Write out your interpretation of each the three amendments 
• Explain why each of those amendments falls into the MOST IMPORTANT category. Do not simply restate the amendment. We are looking for solid reasoning from you-what marks it as more important than the 24 other amendments?
• Copy your work and paste it onto a new sticky on this padlet  if you are morning block and this padlet if you are afternoon
• Prepare to present your thoughts to the class (you must be able to speak about all 3 you have chosen)

Class presentations

HW: Read 20 minutes for ELA