Goal for the day: For students to reflect on what’s important for them about the First Amendment
Welcome to the rest of the First Amendment Media Project…Today, we’ll take a fresh look at the protections guaranteed by the First Amendment and you’ll have a chance to reflect on what’s important to you about this piece of our Constitution.
We’ll start with you considering some of the arguments about why these protections will be vital for the next hundred years. You’ll rank these arguments. This will get you started on the type of thinking you’ll need to make an effective video.
Speaking of the video…we’ll go over the project again as we’re now pointed downhill toward its completion. You’ll have a block of project days in mid-October to work on the project, but the preparation starts now as you’ll use what we do over the next several weeks to build your argument. We’ll look at the calendar and I’ll explain what the next few weeks will hold.
We’ll get a little Four Corners action going before break to help you sort through the nuances of applying the First Amendment to our complex society and then I’ll give you a broad framework for the content we’re going to go over.
After break, we’ll consider the different reasons that people give for why the First Amendment is important. And you’ll come up with your own and enter it into our new Google Doc that will function as your blog space for the duration of the FAMP.
We’ll then consider 9/11 and how living in the modern world of indiscriminate violence affects our First Amendment freedom.
WARNING *** This involves watching a video with graphic content. You do not have to watch and can leave at any time.
We’ll end with another look into the future as you’ll revisit the visions for the big issues that you discussed on Friday. You’ll report out to one another the results of your visioning. This is the first step on what will be an ongoing project.
Assignment for Tuesday, September 16th
Read Matt's excellent summary of the Patriot Act
Welcome to the rest of the First Amendment Media Project…Today, we’ll take a fresh look at the protections guaranteed by the First Amendment and you’ll have a chance to reflect on what’s important to you about this piece of our Constitution.
We’ll start with you considering some of the arguments about why these protections will be vital for the next hundred years. You’ll rank these arguments. This will get you started on the type of thinking you’ll need to make an effective video.
Speaking of the video…we’ll go over the project again as we’re now pointed downhill toward its completion. You’ll have a block of project days in mid-October to work on the project, but the preparation starts now as you’ll use what we do over the next several weeks to build your argument. We’ll look at the calendar and I’ll explain what the next few weeks will hold.
We’ll get a little Four Corners action going before break to help you sort through the nuances of applying the First Amendment to our complex society and then I’ll give you a broad framework for the content we’re going to go over.
After break, we’ll consider the different reasons that people give for why the First Amendment is important. And you’ll come up with your own and enter it into our new Google Doc that will function as your blog space for the duration of the FAMP.
We’ll then consider 9/11 and how living in the modern world of indiscriminate violence affects our First Amendment freedom.
WARNING *** This involves watching a video with graphic content. You do not have to watch and can leave at any time.
We’ll end with another look into the future as you’ll revisit the visions for the big issues that you discussed on Friday. You’ll report out to one another the results of your visioning. This is the first step on what will be an ongoing project.
Assignment for Tuesday, September 16th
Read Matt's excellent summary of the Patriot Act