Bill of Rights RapHow to connect things you know to new information.

G. Hughes, Virgil MS

Bill of Rights Rap Vocabularyamendment – a change made to a document

Bill of Rights – the first ten amendments to the Constitution

Constitution – document that tells the principles of the U.S.

delegate – person given the power to act for others

guarantee – promise, pledge, something that makes certain

liberty – freedom, the right to do something

powers – ability to control or make decision, authority

protect – keep from being destroyed or taken away

retain – keep, continue to have

right – something that every person should have

wisely penned – written with good judgment

Using a KWL chartConnecting new information to what you already know

1. Preview the selection. Look at the title, captions, and pictures for an idea what it is about. Write what you know in the “K” column.

2. Think about what you already know about the topic. Write questions in the “W” section about what you want to learn.

3. Look for answers to you questions as you read. Write the answers in the “L” column.

Previewing the amendments…

• Amendment 1 Freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of

assembly, freedom of press, freedom of petition.• Amendment 2

Right to bear arms. • Amendment 3

Housing soldiers.• Amendment 4

Search and seizure.• Amendment 5

Rights of the accused.

Previewing the amendments…

• Amendment 6 Right to trail by a jury.

• Amendment 7Rules for civil court.

• Amendment 8Rules for bail, fines, and punishments.

• Amendment 9There are more rights than just those in the

Constitution.

• Amendment 10States have powers not listed in Constitution.

What do these amendments mean to you?

• Now that we have discussed each amendment, select one amendment that you feel is the most important in your own life.

• Tell which amendment you picked, what it means to you, what it allows you to do, and what your life would be like without it.

• Complete an index card using complete sentences.

Bill of Rights Rap – Section 11. Use the dictionary to write as

many meanings for the word bear as you can.

2. What old law did amendment 3 change? Why was this important?

3. What is amendment 4 about?

Bill of Rights Rap – Section 21. In amendment 7, when is a person

entitled to a jury in a civil case?

2. Why was amendment 9 listed in the Constitution?

Listening to Bill of Rights Rap

• As you read and listen to the selection, think of the questions you wrote yesterday on your KWL chart.

• After listening, fill in answers to your questions in the “L” column on your KWL chart.

Vocabulary Quiz1. _______ means that something is

written with good judgment.

2. _______ means to keep or continue to have.

3. _______ means a change in a document.

4. A person who is given power to act for others is a _______ .

5. The document that states the principles and ideas of the United States is the _______ .

Vocabulary Quiz6. What does it mean to

protect?7. What is a guarantee? 8. What is a right? 9. What is the Bill of Rights?10. What are powers?

Bill of Rights Timeline

Objective: • You will make a timeline which shows the

history and events of the Constitution. Directions:• Select eight important events from the timeline

on pages 153-155.• For each event, write the date and a description

of the event in your own words (do not copy directly from the book).

• Draw pictures representing four of the events. Write a caption under each picture.

• Your timeline must be neat, colored, and include a title.

Indefinite Pronouns• When you are not talking about a specific

person or thing, you use an indefinite pronoun.

– Example: Has anyone read the Bill of Rights?

anybody everybody somebody nobodyanyone everyone someone no oneanything everythingsomething nothing

Indefinite Pronouns

• Directions: Find the two indefinite pronouns in the paragraph.

In the United States, everybody has important rights. For example, the police can’t arrest anyone without a good reason.

Indefinite Pronouns

Directions: Add an indefinite pronoun to complete each sentence.

1. Do you know __________ about the Bill of Rights?

2. I don’t know __________, only some things.

3. The Bill of Rights is important to __________.

4. __________ will read it at our next meeting.

Relative Clauses

A relative clause is a dependent clause in a complex sentence.

It tells more about a person or thing.

Relative clauses begin with relative pronouns. Use who, whom, or whose for people. Use which for things. Use that for people or things.

ex.) Ms. Hines is a teacher who enjoys math and science.