Amendments+Research+Instructions

Economics/Political Science Amendment Research **Objectives:** Students will examine and evaluate Amendments 11-27 Students will demonstrate understanding of the implications of each researched amendment. Students will construct digital presentations related to his/her respective amendments. Students will demonstrate understanding of the historical and legal implications of constitutional amendments. Students will evaluate important court cases related to these amendments.

**Instructions:** 1. Each student will be randomly assigned a constitutional amendment. 2. Students will research his/her respective amendment related to the following criteria: a. Summarize the amendment b. Research the legal necessity of each amendment (constitutional change). c. Research the historical or legal issues that influenced the change. 3. Create an outline or storyboard which organizes the information you have found. 4. Search the internet for images that will help classmates retain information. 5. Organize those images and text slides into a coherent presentation. 6. Record a narrative for the Photostory. 7. Create background music that complements the presentation.

Due Date: 2/20/14


 * || ** Amendments Research : Photostory Rubric ** ||  ||

the amendments. || The story utilized both legal and historical sources to examine the amendments. || The story utilized either a legal or historical sources to examine the amendments. || The story utilized no legal or historical sources to promote the amendment. ||
 * CATEGORY || ** 10 ** || ** 8 ** || ** 6 ** || ** 2 ** ||
 * ** Point of View - Awareness of Audience ** || Strong awareness of audience in the design. Students can clearly explain why they felt the vocabulary, audio and graphics chosen fit the target audience. || Some awareness of audience in the design. Students can partially explain why they felt the vocabulary, audio and graphics chosen fit the target audience. || Some awareness of audience in the design. Students find it difficult to explain how the vocabulary, audio and graphics chosen fit the target audience. || Limited awareness of the needs and interests of the target audience. ||
 * ** Point of View - Purpose ** || Establishes a purpose early on and maintains a clear focus throughout. || Establishes a purpose early on and maintains focus for most of the presentation. || There are a few lapses in focus, but the purpose is fairly clear. || It is difficult to figure out the purpose of the presentation. ||
 * ** Images ** || Images create a distinct atmosphere or tone that matches different parts of the story. The images may communicate symbolism and/or metaphors. || Images create an atmosphere or tone that matches some parts of the story. The images may communicate symbolism and/or metaphors. || An attempt was made to use images to create an atmosphere/tone but it needed more work. Image choice is logical. || Little or no attempt to use images to create an appropriate atmosphere/tone. ||
 * ** Voice - Consistency ** || Voice quality is clear and consistently audible throughout the presentation. || Voice quality is clear and consistently audible throughout the majority (85-95%) of the presentation. || Voice quality is clear and consistently audible through some (70-84%)of the presentation. || Voice quality needs more attention. ||
 * ** Duration of Presentation ** || Length of presentation was 3 minutes. || Length of presentation was less than 3 minutes. || Length of presentation was 2 minutes. || Presentation was less than 2 minutes long OR more than 6 minutes. ||
 * ** Sources ** || The story utilized strong legal and historical sources to examine
 * ** Content ** || Content is relevant and accurate all of the time. || Content was mostly relevant and accurate. || Content was sometimes inaccurate or irrelevant to the overall story. || Content was inaccurate and unrelated to the general topic. ||
 * ** Application to today ** || The presentation was thorough in presenting legal and political issues related to the Amendment || The presentation was somewhat thorough in presenting legal and political issues related to the Amendment || The Photostory attempted to present legal and political issues related to the Amendment || The Photostory made little attempt to present legal and political issues related to the amendment. ||