First Amendment Poster

1. Read the following summary of the first amendment and its implications, before we watch a short video on the establishment of the First Amendment and its first real challenge involving freedom of the press:

http://www.newseuminstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Your.First_.Freedoms.pdf

‘45 Words' Video LessonFree educational resources.

2. Next: explore this current resource tracking violations of freedom of the press in the US.

U.S. Press Freedom TrackerThe U.S. Press Freedom Tracker is a project that aims to comprehensively document press freedom incidents in the United States — such as the arrests of journalists, seizures of their equipment, interrogations and searches at the U.S. border, subpoenas to testify about sources, leak prosecutions and physical attacks. The Press Freedom Tracker documents cases across the country, involving national, state and local authorities.

3. Choose a current issue/event that in some way involves the first amendment and freedom of the press (local, national, or international) and create an informative poster describing the issue/event and its relationship to the first amendment.

Use the following Pinterest link to see examples of posters for past events:

https://www.pinterest.com/newseumed/the-freedom-to-make-a-change-posters/

Use the following template to create your poster:

The First Amendment in Action Today Template

As you create your report, follow the examples seen in the EDCollection “The First Amendment in Action Today” case studies and format your report in three sections:

SECTION I: The Issue

Provide a summary of the issue you selected and the individual/group who is attempting to address it. Make sure to answer the following questions:

1. Whom does the issue affect and how? Why is it important?

2. What individual or group is involved in addressing it? Describe them.

3. How did the individual/group become involved in the issue? (Is the group directly affected or motivated to help others?)

SECTION II: The Action

Explain what the individual/group is doing to address the issue. Answer the following questions:

1. What is the goal of the individual/group?

2. Which First Amendment freedoms are they using?

3. Why is the First Amendment important for this group/individual?

SECTION III: The Outcome

Share the result of the individual’s/group’s actions. Explain:

1. What impact has the action you described had?

2. Has the individual/group achieved the goal it set? If yes, explain how. If not, explain why not.