Basic intro to teaching w/ comics & “Bill of Rights” comics demo!
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“Bill of Rights” Comics Activity
Here’s a quick comics-making activity to help dig into (& understand) constitutional text…
Lincoln’s SPECIAL MESSAGE to Congress (4 July, 1861)
A warning about Democracy, from a wartime president.
1st AMENDMENT MINI: Tinker V. Des Moines (1969)
Can a public school PROHIBIT armbands (a.k.a. symbolic speech)?
1st AMENDMENT MINI: West Virginia V. Barnette (1943)
Can a public school COMPEL students to salute the flag?
“WE THE PEOPLE” D.I.Y. US Constitution Preamble (8p TEMPLATE)
What are the original GOALS of the US government? And what do they look like when YOU cartoon ’em?
4th AMENDMENT MINI: Safford V. Redding (2009)
Does the 4th Amendment prohibit school officials from strip searching students?
Show ‘N’ Tell Intro (1p Template)
D.I.Y. template / Created in collaboration with James Sturm of CCS.
Supreme Court Case Comics (8p Template)
How to craft clear, focused MINI-COMICS about your favorite landmark Supreme Court decisions…
D.I.Y. Declaration of Independence 📖✏️ Preamble (TEMPLATE BOOKLET)
Let’s take a moment to cartoon the core ideas of the US government ~ You might be surprised by how it looks!
What Is This Thing… The “U.S. Constitution”? (Mini)
Just a few questions about this big old famous thing that unites & divides us…
NH State COMICStitution 📖 1784 Bill of Rights (Articles #1-12 & 83a)
The official “Live Free And Draw” adaptation of the original 1784 text…
