1. The Bill of Rights
Social Studies

2. 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

3. 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.

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

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

6. 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

7. 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*

8. 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

9. 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.

10. 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

11. 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.