Bill of Rights Assignment
Caldwell
As a class, you will be working on a project on the Bill of Rights. The class must produce the final
product, but the format(s) of that product and process with which you reach it are up to all of you. You
can divide/assign the work as you choose, but everyone in the class must have a role and participate in
creating the final project. You will be graded as a class based on what you produce and as an individual
based on your role in this assignment. In order to be successful, you must include:
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Outline/define the key aspects for all 10 amendments of the Bill of Rights (in your own words)
Determine and outline the 7 MOST IMPORTANT amendments from the rest of the constitution
(11th -27th Amendments). This should include
o The amendment #
o The date it was passed
o Key aspects of each amendment
o Explanation of why each amendment was significant and what situations existed before the
passing of it – What was it like before this amendment was passed? / Why was it
necessary?
7 news stories that address 7 DIFFERENT amendments
o Explain the story, how it relates to the amendments, and what specific amendment it is
connected to.
10 examples of art that represent/symbolize at least 5 different amendments
o Art can include music, paintings, cartoons, sculptures, murals, literature, poems, drawings,
etc.
o You should use at least 5 different forms of art
A bibliography for all sources including:
o News articles
o All artwork
Category
Focus on the
task
Sources
Mechanics
4
Consistently stays
focused on the task and
what needs to be done.
Very self-directed.
3
Focuses on the task and
what needs to be done most
of the time. Other group
members can count on this
person.
2
Focuses on the task and
what needs to be done some
of the time. Other group
members must sometimes
nag, prod, and remind to
keep this person on-task.
All sources (information and
graphics) are accurately
documented, but many are
not in the desired format.
1
Rarely focuses on the
task and what needs
to be done. Lets
others do the work.
All sources (information
and graphics) are
accurately documented
in the desired format.
All sources (information and
graphics) are accurately
documented, but a few are
not in the desired format.
No grammatical, spelling
or punctuation errors.
Almost no grammatical,
spelling or punctuation
errors
A few grammatical spelling,
or punctuation errors.
Many grammatical,
spelling, or
punctuation errors.
Project contains all of the
required elements of news
stories. Articles are a good
representation of the
importance of
Constitutional Amendments
Project is missing a few
required elements. News
articles relate to the
amendments but are not the
most significant.
Project contains all of the
required elements of news
stories. The art is a good
representation of the
importance of
Constitutional Amendments
Project is missing a few
required elements. The art
relates to the amendments
but are not the most
significant.
Project is missing
multiple
requirements and
news articles do not
relate well to the
constitutional
amendments.
Project is missing
multiple
requirements. Art
does not relate well
to the constitutional
amendments.
All amendment
requirements are met.
Description of each
amendment is clear and
includes all key elements.
The most important
amendments are clearly
indicated and have
significant evidence to
support their
importance.
All amendment
requirements are met.
Description of each
amendment is clear and
includes all key elements.
The most important
amendments are clearly
indicated and have some
evidence to support their
importance.
Most amendment
requirements are met.
Description of each
amendment is clear and
includes most key elements.
The most important
amendments are clearly
indicated and have some
evidence to support their
importance.
All Bill of Rights
requirements are met.
Description of each
amendment is clear and
includes all key elements.
All Bill of Rights
requirements are met.
Description of each
amendment is clear and
includes all key elements.
The most important
amendments are clearly
indicated and have some
evidence to support their
importance.
Most amendment
requirements are met.
Description of each
amendment is clear and
includes most key elements.
The most important
amendments are clearly
indicated and have some
evidence to support their
importance.
Project contains all of the
required elements of
news stories. Articles are
News Articles excellent representation
of the importance of
Constitutional
Amendments
Project contains all of the
required art elements. The
art is excellent
representation of the
Art
amendments
Amendments
Bill of Rights
Some sources are not
accurately
documented.
Some amendment
requirements are
met. There is a
description of each
amendment and it
includes most of the
key elements. The
amendments chosen
are not necessarily
the most important
or have little
evidence to support
their importance.
Some amendment
requirements are
met. There is a
description of each
amendment and it
includes most of the
key elements. The
amendments chosen
are not necessarily
the most important
or have little
evidence to support
their importance.