Name: ________________________________________________ Period: _____________
Amendments to the Constitution Project
Directions:
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My Amendment is number:
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Choose any one of the project ideas listed below to answer an inquiry question and demonstrate your knowledge of the topic
you have chosen.
Be sure to include the following details in your project.
a. Name the amendment
b. provide examples
c. explain the history surrounding the amendment
d. determine if the amendment was a good idea or not
e. predict what US history would have been like without it.
f. identify connections that you have to the amendment.
Project Ideas:
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Brochure (minimum 4 panels)
Essay (minimum 300 words)
Picture book (minimum 6 pages online or by
hand)
Museum Box
Timeline
Editorial cartoon (minimum 4 panels)
Board game
Smart phone app
You create a new suggestion but it must be
approved by me
Turn this in on the day you present:
On time
Neatness
Indentify & Explain
Amendment
Examples
Historical Explanation
Good or Bad Idea
On time (+10)
Quality
5
Very neat
Identifies amendment
exactly; demonstrates
clear knowledge of
amendment
Provides several
relevant examples
Clear & logical
explanation
Explanation is precise
1 day late (-10)
Standard
4
Neat
Identifies & names
amendment;
demonstrates basic
knowledge of
amendment
At least 2 examples
provided
Logical explanation
Explanation is clearly
stated
Logical explanation
Predictions
Clear & logical
explanation
Connections
Clear & logical
explanation
Logical explanation
Clever & original;
deep, full, & clear
thinking; takes
successful risks
Interesting &
appealing
Creativity
2 days late (-20)
Acceptable
3
Not messy
Names amendment
and provides title
-10 each add. day
Unacceptable
0
Too messy
Nonexistent
1 example provided
Provides no examples
Somewhat logical;
sometimes hard to
understand
Explanation is noted
Nonexistent
Somewhat logical;
sometimes hard to
understand
Somewhat logical;
sometimes hard to
understand
Some appeal; shows
some effort
Sub-Total
Total: _______________x 2 = _______________
No determination of
good or bad idea
Nonexistent
Nonexistent
Non existent