1. The First
Amendment & You
US Government 222
Mr. Orndoff – Rm. 312
September 30, 2014
Overview
Students will uncover the limits to free expression, and how these
limits affect their lives as students.
Materials / Resources
Please list everything you’ll
need
 PowerPoint Notes
 Student iPads, projector,
and SmartBoard
 Student textbooks,
notebooks, pens, etc.
* Maryland Common Core State
Curriculum Framework
(2014)
http://mdk12.org/instruction/c
urriculum/social_studies/in
dex.html
OBJECTIVES STANDARDS*
Students will be able to
determine what a text says
explicitly and make logical
inferences from the text.
Reading Standards for
Literacy in History/Social
Studies – CCR Anchor
Standard #1
Students will be able to analyze
information and write
arguments to support their
conclusion on a substantive
topic.
Writing Standards for
Literacy in History/Social
Studies – CCR Anchor
Standard #1
Activities
TIME STUDENT ACTIVITY TEACHER ACTIVITY NOTES
2 min Pray Lead opening prayer
5 min Quiz on previous night’s
reading
Present quiz on the SmartBoard while reading aloud.
Review answers to quiz upon its completion.
5 min Review previous night’s
homework
Check to see that homework is complete. Review
answers and provide context.
15 min Lecture with Notes on
the Bill of Rights and
First Amendment
Begin discussion with simple review questions. Facilitate
discussion with questions, using student answers to
generate notes. Use a word cloud to lead a discussion on
the values apparent in the Bill of Rights. Facilitate
discussion about First Amendment. Focus on freedom of
speech, the limits placed, and the implications for
students.

2. 5 min Begin work on handout:
First Amendment & You:
Case Studies
Together, read aloud the first example and complete the
discussion questions. Complete for homework.
Adaptations
Notes are presented verbally and on
the board. Hard or electronic copies
of notes are available for students
with accommodations.
Evaluation
The next day’s class will start with students gathering in groups and
discussing their thoughts about the case studies presented in the
handout. Students will be directed to use their iPads to discover how
the Supreme Court actually ruled. Further, students will be asked to
consider the facts of a similar First Amendment issue in the news and
provide a written opinion, based on the cases studied on the handout,
about whether they believe there is a First Amendment violation.