Name________________________Period___________Amendment #_______________

Bill of RightsTournament of Champions

You will present your speech for 3-5 minutes to advocate for your amendment.

FOCUS QUESTION: What amendment is most essential to our rights?

Requirements:1. 3-5 minutes speech2. 4 references (2 book or academic journals; 2 internet). Use MLA citation format3. 3 Supreme Court Cases that use this amendment4. Presentation Style.. persuade your audience.

IF YOU ARE GIVING A SPEECH, YOU SEND AN EMAIL TO ME TO EXCUSE YOUR WEEKLY WRITING. Include a link to a source you used for your amendment speech. You will get full credit for the weekly writing.. keep winning and you get full credit for NO weekly writing for 4 weeks. :)

Grading Criteria1. Speech- clear speech, not read and obvious preparation

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2. References- citations in proper format, 2 books, 2 credible internet sites.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10Comments:

3. Supreme Court Cases. You explain how this amendment was applied by the Supreme Court. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10Comments:

4. Presentation. Effective arguments about your amendment to persuade your audience.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10Comments:

5. Written version of speech turned into Ms. Dahl on time, no tech glitches and effort to communicate to other people in your amendment group is obvious.

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Grade_____________________________________/50 points. This is an individual grade for the written speech. Each student does their own written assignment- due on date of speech. On the speech date, you can elect one person to speak, or you can all participate.

If you advance to the next round, you are expected to revise/ supplement your speech or change presenters.