Review of Amendments
Sue Childress
Grant Middle School; Springfield, IL
Part I- Partner Activity
- With your partner, go to the following sites and review the constitutional amendments you have already studied and been test on. Review the Amendments - The U.S. Constitutional Online or Ask for Kids (search Constitutional Amendments)
- Go to the following site and try the Amendment Review scramble game with your partner. You may print this page and use it to record your answers. The first group members that complete the game with all correct answers get first pick of the amendment they wish to research for the comic book project; the second group gets to pick next and so on, so divide the workload and work quickly and efficiently. Bring your paper to me as soon as you finish. Good Luck.
Part II- Individual Research
- After you have chosen your amendment and gotten approval from me, go back to the web site listed in Step 1 and do some research on your amendment. Take notes about the information you wish to include on your comic book page. You will need to include the following: a definition of what amendment is about, the date the amendment was ratified, a statement about the importance of that amendment at that time in history, and also a statement about how the amendment still affects our lives today.
- Plan the layout of your comic page on the storyboard provided. You MUST have at least four blocks of information as described above.
- Look for authentic primary source pictures (see samples below) for your comic book page on the Library of Congress web site. When you are on the site, go to "Library Catalogs- Print and Photographs- Search the Catolog." Type in the title of your amendment and click on "Search," then "Preview Images." When you find a picture you want to use, download it into iPhoto as we learned in a previous lesson. The photo will automatically be available to you in ComicLife. Be sure and credit the Library of Congress site for the photo as we have learned. If you do not have luck finding appropriate photos here, get permission to use "Google Images."
- Examples:
- 15th Amendment
- 19th Amendment
- Open a new ComicLife page, choose a grid, and place your images. Then drag the information "bubbles" wherever you would like and type your information. Finally, be sure to type the title of your amendment on your page as well.
- When your partner has finished his/her page, print copies, exchange pages and proofread for each other. Turn the copies in to Mrs. C to proof before you print a final page.
Part III- Collating and Publishing
After Mrs. C has received and proofread our individual pages, we will return to the library to complete the publishing process. Today you may sign up for the task you wish to work on, and Mrs. C will assign jobs next time. In small groups, we will cover the following tasks: Cover design, Table of Contents page, Bibliography page, Bill of Rights section title page, summary list of those amendments not covered in book (if any), copying and collating. You will receive specific directions at that time.
Constitutional Comic Book Project
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Content
Project contains at least four blocs with all required elements and primary source photo(s) |
Few required elements are present |
Some elements are present |
Most elements are present |
All required elements are present |
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Mechanics
Language, grammar and spelling are accurate. |
Many spelling and grammar errors |
Some spelling and grammar errors |
Few spelling and grammar errors |
No serious spelling or grammar errors noted |
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Following Directions and Library Expectations |
Many expectations not met; much time spent off-task |
Some expectations met or some time off-task |
Most expectations met; on task most of the time |
All expectations followed |
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Effort and Creativity |
Very little effort or creativity present |
Some effort and creativity present |
Much effort and creativity present |
Superior effort; very creative |
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Extra Content or Other Elements Included |
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