This week has been limited in time due to Parcc testing, so I do not have photos to share. Testing does not mean we stopped learning enriching content, though.
As part of our unit, we are learning about the U.S. constitution. We are learning about the Bill of Rights and in great detail. We first learned about the continental congress, and basics about the preamble and bill of rights. To engage students and to start the conversation, I facilitated as students engaged in a whole group discussion about what they thought should be in the bill of rights. Students engaged, challenged, and supported one another. They had an opportunity to question topics that don't have clear cut answers, and to experience the possibility of engaging in respectful discourse without coming to a consensus. Their final list is below in no particular order: 1. The right to free speech. 2. The right to equality. 3. The right to education. 4. The right to food and shelter. 5. The right to be respected. 6. The right to vote. 7. The right to own property. 8. The right to be yourself. 9. The right to work and get paid. 10. The right to a fair trail. We are no working through understanding the actual United States Bill of Rights and making connections between their ideals and the ideals of the constitution. For example, the first amendment can be connected to numbers 1, 2, 3, 5, and 8 of their list. Once we complete this, we will dissect the preamble and take a quick look at the UN list of Universal Human Rights.
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