BILL OF RIGHTS
ACTIVITIES - PROJECT 5
Write
a Classroom Constitution or Bill
of Rights
The Constitution
of the United States is a document that outlines the basis of the
federal (national) government of the USA. The Bill of Rights
(the first 10 amendments to the Constitution) were added to ensure the
rights of the people.
You can write a Classroom Constitution
that lists how your classroom will make rules (Legislative branch),
how to choose a leader and what the leaders' power will be (Executive
branch), how to enforce the rules (Judicial branch), and how to decide
when the constitution has been agreed to, by students, teachers and
the school administration (how to ratify your constitution).
You might want to also write a Student's Bill
of Rights, listing students' rights (and responsibilities).
Using your Word processor, open a new file and write a short set of rules on how your classroom should be run, including how to form a group that makes rules, how to form a group to enforce the rules, and how to choose a leader (and what the leader's powers will be). Also include how to ratify your constitution (how to get it accepted).
Once finished, you can hand it in to your teacher.
(Idea taken from www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/documents/constitution/classroomconstitution)