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Amendment Briefs: A Class on US Constitution Amendments
Amy Burger
Average rating:4.6Number of reviews:(92)
In this five week class, we will dive into all 27 Amendments, their background and history.
Class experience
US Grade 8 - 11
Why do we have Amendments? Why don't we just change the plan for government? What is the process for Amendments? We will explore all this as well as the Amendments and the Amendment process in this 5 week class. In week 1, we will look at the Constitutional authority that gives America the chance to change the Constitution, discuss how hard it is to make an Amendment and the process for that and we will discuss Amendments 1-3. We will look at the five freedoms guaranteed by Amendment 1; the...
Students will learn all 27 Amendments to the US Constitution as well as the history behind it. They will discover controversies that may still exist today and the government's handling of those controversies.
I am a high school social studies teacher. I teach American History and Civics. I also have a Master's degree in Political Science from West Virginia University as well as a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the Univesity of Pittsburgh with a history minor. I have taken various course's from University of North Carolina's Carolina K12 which provides resources for culturally responsive teaching practices for K12 teachers/
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Politically sensitive topics will be discussed such as the 2nd Amendment. We will take an outsider approach and discuss both sides of the issue without taking a stance on either argument.
Ted-Ed Talks, the Constitution, Stanford History Education Group (SHEG), Gilder Lehrman American History
Average rating:4.6Number of reviews:(92)
I am a teacher of Social Studies. I have taught my school students to do the same through compare and contrast and guided reading. I love my family and my cat. Sophia. I am a huge Star Wars and Ice Hockey fan and I love teaching! I teach American...
Group Class
$60
for 5 classes1x per week, 5 weeks
30 min
Completed by 3 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
3-18 learners per class
