The Constitution might never have been ratified if the framers hadn't promised to add a Bill of Rights. The first ten amendments to the Constitution gave citizens more confidence in the new government and contain many of today's Americans' most valued freedoms.
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. James Madison wrote the amendments, which list specific prohibitions on governmental power, in response to calls from several states for greater constitutional protection for individual liberties. For example, the Founders saw the ability to speak and worship freely as a natural right protected by the First Amendment. Congress is prohibited from making laws establishing religion or abridging freedom of speech. The Fourth Amendment safeguards citizensâ" right to be free from unreasonable government intrusion in their homes through the requirement of a warrant.
Rap song on the Bill of Rights, hosted by Smart Songs, an educational music group, creating songs about history, social studies, geography, and science---providing kids and teachers with content that makes learning fun. ABC News Los Angeles and The Boston Globe have described the group as the current version of Schoolhouse Rock.
The Swedish Academy awarded Bob Dylan the Nobel Prize in Literature for "having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition." In this lesson, students consider the role Dylan has played in both literature and the American song tradition, and debate whether his work indeed constitutes "new poetic expressions" worthy of the prestigious award.
In this video, Val shares helpful tips to ensure your Canvas courses are mobile-friendly for students and parents accessing your courses on mobile devices.
A Christmas Carol LessonThis lesson uses the acronym STEAL to teach characterization as students read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Time Frame: 10 ELA blocks of about 30 min each.
This set of lessons extends over several days. Students watch a Prezi and take notes about the classical appeals (ethos, pathos, and logos). Students then read and annotate (focusing on the classical appeals) Winston Churchill's "Be Ye Men of Valour" and Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation." Students work in groups to complete a graphic organizer which helps them analyze the classical appeals in the speeches. Finally, students write an analysis of ethos, pathos, and logos in one of the speeches.
(Pen & Paints)
Freezing cold comes early to Fu? this year killing all of Salvador's mother's geese except for one, the oldest and scrawniest. Salvador decides to give their last goose to the King as proof of his respect and admiration. The King is grateful and offers him a fine gift if he can solve a riddle. Quick-witted Salvador passes the test brilliantly and the King gives him six geese in return. The story spreads quickly and a nobleman tries to use the same method to get a gift from the King, but he can't solve the riddle. Salvador is called in and once again comes up with a bright answer. The King offers him a dozen of his best geese every year. Years later Salvador becomes very famous as the founder of one of the most important families in the city of Fu?.
(Molding Clay)
For Christmas Margaret's Granddad gives her the figures of a ballerina and a one-legged tin soldier joined together on a base shaped like a heart and tells her the story of how they became united forever. A little boy with lots of toys and tin soldiers didn't know that they all came to life at night. His bravest soldier, his one-legged tin soldier, falls in love with a ballerina, but one night he is accidentally blown off the window sill and sets out upon a perilous journey through gutters, sewers and the sea until he ends up in a fish's tummy. The fish is caught and sold at the market to his former owner's mother. This is how he is reunited with the ballerina. But when she is blown off the mantelpiece into the flames, he dives in after her. The slow fire melts the two figures into one and is saved in the nick of time by the boy.
Learn how to navigate the eMedia Mathematics Hub! In this video, host Katie Blunt shows you how to access a collection of high-quality Mathematics Education resources available for free on eMedia.
The significance of -- Snowbird Ski Resort -- is discussed in this media item extracted from the 22-part video series THE GEOGRAPHY OF UTAH, conceived and written by Albert L. Fisher, PhD (University of Utah). The series encompasses the political, cultural, historical and sociological geography of the state of Utah. It describes the activities, the land and the people. Much of the video material was videotaped on location throughout the state of Utah, giving the student and interested viewer valuable field trip experiences.
Is staying organized on your new year's resolutions? Become a Google Calendar expert with these helpful tips and tricks so you can manage your schedule effectively this school year.
Harry Houdini, renowned magician, headlines a magnificent cast of Jewish American achievers celebrated for brilliance in science, the law and an astonishing new enterprise: the motion picture industry. In this episode, the following events are discussed: 1903 - Emma Lazarus Poem is Inscribed on the Statue of Liberty, 1907 - Albert A. Michelson is the First American to Win Nobel Prize in Physics1912 - Harry Houdini Performs His Greatest Escape, 1916 - Louis Brandeis is the First Jewish American Appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court and 1919 - Jewish Americans Found Hollywood.
Learn how to convert your Canva presentations into Nearpods and make your lessons more engaging in just a few clicks!
Instructor Jami Gardner walks you through creating a presentation in Canva, converting it to Nearpod, and adding interactive features to your presentations. As a bonus, if you enjoy using Google Slides, she'll show you how to upload Canva presentations and use the Nearpod extension tool in Google.
Learn about historical documents that helped shape the U.S. Government.
In these Learning Adventures, we will be learning about important Historical Documents that helped to shape the United States as a Nation.
In this triumph of magical realism, "One Hundred Years of Solitude" chronicles a century of the remarkable BuendÃa family's history in the fictional Colombian town of Macondo. The three lessons presented here explore the fantastic elements of this imaginary world, the real history that lies behind them, and GarcÃa Márquez's own philosophical musings on writing about Latin America.
This lesson is based on the two-part Annenberg Classroom video âThe Story of the Bill of Rights,â which explores one of the toughest political fights in American history and the outcome that became a symbol of liberty and freedom in America – the Bill of Rights.
In this episode of UEN’s PDTV, host Katie Blunt visits Escalante Elementary in Salt Lake City to meet with the school’s Beverly Taylor Sorensen visual arts specialist, Megan Hallet. First, Megan shows us how she uses Utah’s Ed Tech competencies to create art lessons that teach beyond the classroom. Then, Katie shares insight into how you can incorporate creativity into your classroom to encourage students to connect positively to their society.
The 1930s saw a steadily increasing campaign of Japanese aggression in China, beginning with the invasion of Manchuria in 1931 and culminating in the outbreak of full-scale war between the two powers in 1937. Each instance of aggression resulted in denunciations from the United States, but the administrations of the time understood that there was no will on the part of the American public to fight a war in East Asia.