Censorship

= Censorship/First Amendment Lesson Plans & Resources: = 
 * Social Media, the Classroom and the First Amendment**

A guide for middle school and high school teachers published by the First Amendment Center and John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. **View Classroom Guide** Elementary & Middle School 
 * What’s It All About?**

Students are introduced to the First Amendment in a lesson plan that is intended to prepare them for further discussions. **View Lesson Plan** 
 * Blogging the Bill of Rights**

This activity asks students to consider how the framers of the First Amendment might have used the Internet and modern communication to spread their ideas and messages. Students create a mock blog for one of the framers. **Download Lesson Plan** (PDF) 
 * Exercising MY First Amendment Freedoms**

Students learn about the five freedoms of the First Amendment and write two or three sentences explaining how they exercise this right, or create a drawing with a one-sentence caption. **Download Lesson Plan** (PDF) High School 
 * Would You Fight For All Five? Weighing Our First Amendment Freedoms**

Students explore the interplay between the five First Amendment freedoms, then play an elimination game as a class to determine which freedom their group believes is the most important. **Download Lesson Plan** (PDF) 
 * Taking Exception: Modern First Amendment Rights Issues**

Students read about modern First Amendment court cases. They then take and defend a position on the argument of a case. **Download Lesson Plan** (PDF) 
 * Living With Our Deepest Differences**

Ten-lesson curriculum designed to help teachers educate students about religious liberty in a pluralistic society. **View Lesson Plans** (PDF) 
 * You Are Free To “Exercise”**

Students consider five cases in which an individual’s religious freedom comes into conflict with the standards and beliefs in our society. **View Lesson Plan** 
 * When Can’t I Say That?**

When may speech be restricted? Students will examine when an individual’s right to speak freely collides with other values. **View Lesson Plan** 
 * What is the (No) Establishment Clause?**

Students learn about and discuss the clause that prevents the government from setting up a Church of the United States. **View Lesson Plan** 
 * How Do Journalists Make Ethical Decisions?**

Students study actual decisions made by journalists and then try their hand at making an ethical call using fictional situations. **View Lesson Plan** 
 * Will You Sign This Petition?**

Students review this least-named freedom among the five in the First Amendment and learn the role that petition has played through history. **View Lesson Plan** 
 * Public Schools and Prayer: Do They Mix?**

Students review the laws and study different in-school and after-school activities where there has been conflict. **View Lesson Plan** More Resources <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> Illinois First Amendment Center

Get free First Amendment curriculum, as well as amazing posters for your classroom. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> hsj.org

An initiative of the American Society of News Editors, supported by funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. Since 2000 the High School Journalism Initiative has sparked and sustained youth journalism, with a focus on growing a diverse generation of young journalists and imparting a deeper appreciation of the First Amendment and news literacy among all teens. The site has lesson plans, games and links to myhsj.org, the world’s largest host of teen-generated news. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> McCormick Freedom Project

Explore how freedom plays a role in our lives.