This example is very clean and easy to follow. Please, do not think that your presentation has to 'look' like this. The information you provide should still be easy to follow but personalize the way yours looks. Also, there is no description (what the quoted text for what the amendment actually says... don't forget to add that in your presentation).
This article is a little tricky because you will need to incorporate all the information for both the House of Representatives AND the Senate. Here is a checklist for Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution:
Make a Subtitle Slide to introduce this article (Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution- The Legislative Branch- Congress- ratified on December 15, 1791***)
Make two Sub-Subtitle Slides that designate one set of information for the House of Representatives and another for the Senate (see attachments below for ideas)
Refer to the notes we created in class (questions you answered from the book, separation of powers/checks and balances notes, and notes from the PowerPoints about the three branches of government--federalism-- and the Bill of Rights)
In our textbook, go to page 258-259 to read more about Article 1
For the duties and requirements sections, the information is already in notes taken
For the statistics section, there are links below
The one unique detail section is your chance to bring in anything interesting you uncovered during research (think oldest and youngest members, odd facts, longest serving members, etc...)
The connections to Washington state is another area for your personal choice of information (who are are current congressional officials, has there ever been a Speaker of the House from Washington state, has there ever been a really influential congressional official from Washington?)
The slide set up in this section usually looks like the structure below; however, you don't have to stick to this exclusively:
Sub-Subtitle Slide (House of Representatives)- one slide
Sub-Subtitle Slide (Senate)- one slide
***At this point, you will start to run into at least three different possible ratification dates. This is typically an issue. There are a couple ways to tackle this. Remember the Constitutional Convention started in May 1787 and ended in September of that year. Then, states would not sign 'this new constitution' without the assurance of a Bill of Rights. There needed to be 9 out of 13 of the states to say "yes" to start the government running and The Constitution to become the law of the land (thank you Articles of Confederation for reminding us that nothing will get done if we require ALL participants to approve). This occurred in June of 1788 (10 months later). Then, the final state (Rhode Island!) ratified in Dec. 1791.
In short for this project, I am OK with Sept. 1787 (when the document rolled out of the convention). Or you can use June 1788 (when The U.S. Constitution became the law of the land). Or you can chose when it was given the thumbs up by all states (FINALLY... Rhode Island) on Dec. 1791. The key is be CONSISTENT with the date. All the articles and the Bill of Rights should have the same date.
https://www.ethics.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/ethicsrules Codes of Ethics for the U.S. Senate (terms of service section) because government officials are contracted by law to behavior in a certain manner
https://ethics.house.gov/outside-employment-income/laws-rules-and-standards-conduct Codes of Ethics for the U.S. House of Representatives (terms of service section) because government officials are contracted by law to behavior in a certain manner
https://www.house.gov/leadership House of Representatives leadership [1st is Speak of the House, 2nd is the Majority Leader, 3rd is the Minority Leader (Republican in this case)]
http://www.senate.gov/senators/leadership.htm Senate leadership [1st is the Majority Leader (Republican in this case), 2nd is the Minority Leader (Democratic Chairman in this case), 3rd is Majority Whip, 4th is Minority Whip
Who Washington state's U.S. congressional representatives and senators are could be a unique detail or WA connection for your presentation
https://app.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/ This is a great resource for all Washington state government representatives. When you arrive at the map on the link above, it is important to now understand the difference between LEGISLATIVE and CONGRESSIONAL. Underneath the 'Find My District' button, there is a 'District Type' line with a toggle switch next to it and the word Legislative already highlighted green. Whenever you see legislative or state legislative or legislative representative or legislative district, it is referencing the state government that meets in Olympia. Whenever you see congressional or congressional representative or congressional district, it is referencing the federal government that meets in Washington, D.C.
Click the toggle so that the word CONGRESSIONAL is highlighted in green. Then click on the district that contains the Olympic National Forest. This is our (Gig Harbor's) congressional district. It should say District 6 and have our two U.S. Senators and one U.S. Representative. Of course, to further confuse the issue it does say District 6 Legislators but a quick look at the fact there is a U.S. in front of the names tells you that it is at the federal (Washington, D.C.) level.
Here is a checklist for Article 2 of the U.S. Constitution:
Make a Subtitle Slide to introduce this article (Article 2 of the U.S. Constitution- The Executive Branch- The President and ratified on December 15, 1791)
Refer to the notes we created in class (questions you answered from the book, separation of powers/checks and balances notes, and notes from the PowerPoints about the three branches of government--federalism-- and the Bill of Rights)
In our textbook, go to page 259-260 and 270-272 to read more about Article 2
For the duties and requirements sections, the information is already in notes taken
For the statistics section, there are links below (terms of service deal with ethical and moral behavior)
The one unique detail section is your chance to bring in anything interesting you uncovered during research (think oldest and youngest, odd facts, longest serving President, how did the famous Burr/Hamilton duel relate to the Presidency?, etc...)
The connections to Washington state is another area for your personal choice of information (has there ever been a President or Vice President from Washington state, a President or VP with family in WA state, did any Presidents make famous trips while in office to WA state?, etc...)
The slide set up in this section usually looks like the structure below; however, you don't have to stick to this exclusively:
Duties/Requirements/Statistics- one/or more slide(s)
One Unique Detail/Connections to WA state- one/or more slide(s)
https://publicpolicy.stanford.edu/news/what-are-ethical-obligations-us-presidents
This website meets all five criteria requirements for evaluating sources:
Authority- Stanford University (.edu), there is an actual name and number at the bottom, Robert W. Gordon (expert)
Accuracy- No grammar errors, easily readable, links to other resources provided
Credibility- Gordon's credentials are provided, legal citations (easy to fact-check information)
Timeliness- 2017 (a little old in the digital world but the answers given at not time sensitive)
Purpose- create a discussion about ethical (ethos) behaviors a president is expected to follow
Here is a checklist for Article 3 of the U.S. Constitution:
Make a Subtitle Slide to introduce this article (Article 3 of the U.S. Constitution- The Judicial Branch- The Supreme Court and Federal Court System and date ratified)
Refer to the notes we created in class (questions you answered from the book, separation of powers/checks and balances notes, and notes from the PowerPoints about the three branches of government--federalism-- and the Bill of Rights)
In our textbook, go to page 260-261 and 272-273 to read more about Article 3
For the duties and requirements sections, the information is already in notes taken
For the statistics section, there are links below (terms of service deal with ethical and moral behavior)
The one unique detail section is your chance to bring in anything interesting you uncovered during research (think oldest and youngest, odd facts, longest serving Justice?, etc...)
The connections to Washington state is another area for your personal choice of information (has there ever been a Supreme Court Justice from Washington state, a Justice with family in WA state, were there any famous court cases that originated in WA state that went all the way to the Supreme Court?, etc...)
The slide set up in this section usually looks like the structure below; however, you don't have to stick to this exclusively:
Duties/Requirements/Statistics- one/or more slide(s)
One Unique Detail/Connections to WA state- one/or more slide(s)
The Judicial Branch of the government can be a little confusing because there are several layers and types. Among federal, state, and local city courts, each have certain jurisdictions and prosecuting powers. Types of courts range from international to tax and appellate (appeals). The structure is very similar though. It is based on a hierarchy with a supreme court for each STATE and then the highest court in the U.S. being the FEDERAL Supreme Court in Washington D.C.
Original 1957 movie about how the judicial system is supposed to be unbiased; however, we as humans do bring our stereotypes and prejudices when evaluating information
Visual number of each jury in the movie, interactive questions, and a tally sheet for the number of times the jury 'voted' on the guilt or innocence of the defendant
It is advisable to start populating the Bill of Rights with information first because it will be easier to understand than the Articles. Please remember that the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights are NOT the Articles of Confederation. Checklist:
Create (at least) 26-30 Google slides
If you are producing a poster, make five different documents with the titles of Article 1, Article 2, Article 3, Bill of Rights, Four Additional Amendments, and Citing Sources
Make a project title (Constitution Project is just fine)
Slides (electronic project)-- countdown 10 slides from the title slide and on that slide create a subtitle slide (Bill of Rights, first 10 amendments to the Constitution, all ratified on December 15, 1791)
Poster-- you might want to have one side of your presentation board be for the amendments and the other for the articles
After the subtitle slide, write 'Amendment 1' on the next, 'Amendment 2' on the next, and so on
Per the rubric, your description is the actual wording from the primary source document (Bill of Rights, p. 275 Call to Freedom)... remember to put it in quotations and we will cite this source later
User Name: HRMS5/6 Password: Falcons
The summary is your (paraphrased) interpretation of each amendment
The picture must relate to the amendment (refer to the Pictures and Vocabulary section below)
The link between the amendment and today will be the most difficult piece of this portion (several examples are attached and ideas where you can go with this)
The link to the right is a legal website that overviews all the amendments. The address below is a link that can be used with the 6th Amendment : http://www.mirandawarning.org/historyofmirandawarning.html
These cases are more than ten years in the past but they set a precedent for legal actions that affect teenagers (a precedent is "an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances"-- Merriam Webster Dictionary). There might be some that are usable in the LINKS section of the project.
The pictures you choose for each article and amendment need to enhance your project by providing a visual reference. Questions checklist:
Does my picture compete with the words? (fight to share space?)
Is it easy to understand and see the picture?
Does the picture actually link to the information?
Preamble and your paraphrase of it
Make sure your vocabulary is following standard grammatical guidelines and that you include the phrases:
With great power comes great responsibility
Common Good (placed at the appropriate location in your presentation)
Individual Rights (placed at the appropriate location in your presentation)
Citing Sources: research for content and pictures
Pictures in a presentation need to be cited photo by photo OR at the end in a sources page (ex: all images from Google)
Content can be cited in several different ways.
Provide a link to your source on that slide (usually at the bottom in a different color)
Create a Bibliography page with your sources with an annotation under each source of what information you obtained from it
At some point in your presentation, you need to include the textbook as a source, this webpage as a source, and the top three other websites you spent the most time on gathering information for the project
Below is the correct citation formula.
1. Textbook: Last Name, First Name (of the authors or editors). Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Publication Date.
*Example-- Stuckey, Sterling and Linda Kerrigan Salvucci. Call to Freedom. Orlando: Harcourt Education Company, 2005.
2. Webpage: For an individual page on a Web site, list the author or alias if known, followed by an indication of the specific page or article being referenced. Usually, the title of the page or article appears in a header at the top of the page. Follow this with the information covered above for entire Web sites. If the publisher is the same as the website name, only list it once.
*Example-- Takehara, Jessica. SS8/Trimester 3. 8th Grade Journey. Harbor Ridge Middle School. June 2019. https://sites.google.com/edtools.psd401.net/8th-grade-journey/home/ss8/trimester-3 . May 2020.
3. Website: Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number, Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available), URL, DOI or permalink. Date of access (if applicable).
*If you go the bottom of some websites, it will say cite this source and do it automatically for you