Civics Amendment Research Assignment
Task: You will be assigned an Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and will be responsible for researching the Amendment in the
computer lab Friday.
What to Know:
1. What change to the Constitution does the Amendment provide?
2. When was the Amendment proposed? Ratified?
3. What is the history behind the Amendment?
-Why was this Amendment added?
-How does it fit in to the time period historically?
Product:
- You will create a poster displaying the amendment assigned to you.
- Viewing your poster should teach your classmates the above 3 things
- Poster needs to include at least 3 visuals w/ captions
* Should heighten our understanding of your amendment
- Bibliography (3 source minimum)
Presentation: We will present the information we find in a museum walk. You will be responsible for knowing all 27
Amendments.
Civics Amendment Research Assignment
Task: You will be assigned an Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and will be responsible for researching the Amendment in the
computer lab Friday.
What to Know:
1. What change to the Constitution does the Amendment provide?
2. When was the Amendment proposed? Ratified?
3. What is the history behind the Amendment?
-Why was this Amendment added?
-How does it fit in to the time period historically?
Product:
- You will create a poster displaying the amendment assigned to you.
- Viewing your poster should teach your classmates the above 3 things
- Poster needs to include at least 3 visuals w/ captions
* Should heighten our understanding of your amendment
- Bibliography (3 source minimum)
Presentation: We will present the information we find in a museum walk. You will be responsible for knowing all 27
Amendments.