The Bill of Rights Social Studies

6th Block Assignment: Complete Warm-Up in Binder Take Notes on the slides labeled, “Notes” Slides Open up the Bill of Rights Word Document on my website and complete the task on slide #6 Write down SOAPStone slide in your notes {slide #7} Complete SOAPStone for the Bill of Rights

Warm-Up (Cont.) 1. If our class moved to a deserted island to start a new society/country, what rights should individuals have as new citizens of this island? 2. Write down 5 rights you think all citizens should have in order of importance to complete your Warm-up.

Warm-Up (cont.): Let’s Talk About Rights What is a right? WHY DO WE NEED THEM?

The Bill of Rights The process we completed as a class also occurred over 200 years ago in the US … The Bill of Rights

What Do I Do? Part I: You will be reading the Bill of Rights and putting the Preamble and the Amendments into your own terms. Use timeline and terms sheet for assistance. Part II: After you finish Part I, you will complete SOAPSTone on the back of your sheet. Use the next slide to help you complete this

SOAPSTone S- Speaker(s): Remember it is not enough to name the speaker. What can you say about the speaker(s) based on references to the text? O-Occasion: What is the larger picture? What event is this document addressing? A-Audience: Who is this directed towards? Are there specific names? Groups of people? P-Purpose: WHY? Why was this document developed? S-Subject: State in a few words or a phrase. What is the subject? Tone: Description that fits the piece as a whole. How does the subject effect the tone? *Reading aloud may help*

What is the Bill of Rights? {Notes} Who: They were introduced by James Madison to the 1st United States Congress in 1789 as a series of legislative articles. He got the idea from The English Bill of Rights. Drafted by Thomas Jefferson and agreed upon by Congress. What: The addition to the 1788 U.S. Constitution. It consists of a Preamble and 10 Constitutional Amendments

What is the Bill of Rights? (Notes) When: Ratified in 1791 by ¾ of the States Where: New York City Why: To limit the power of the U.S. Government and protect the natural rights of U.S. citizens. States would also not accept the Constitution without a Bill of Rights.

Vocabulary {Notes} Right: It is something that is owed to another person from a governing party which is due to anyone by just claim or legal guarantees Amendment: an alteration of or addition to a motion, bill, constitution, or a change made by correction, addition, or deletion. Preamble: next slide

Bill of Rights Preamble {Notes} A Preamble is an introductory statement to a formal document to explain its purpose. It should tell us why we need this document.