Transcript CIVICS- First Amendment: Freedom of Speech

CIVICS- First Amendment:
Freedom of Speech
A Pathfinder for 8TH Graders
Introduction
• You will be creating a diagram and outline in
Inspiration on the following topic: Should the
government have the power to limit freedom of
speech under certain circumstances?
• If you would like to learn more about the First
Amendment and writing persuasively, follow the
links on this pathfinder. It will help you find
information in your school library media center, on
the Internet, and in the community. It should also
help you reach some conclusions about why we
have laws.
Happy hunting!
Click on one of the headings below to
“jump” to those resources
• Print Resources:
• Books
• Nonfiction
• Fiction
• Reference
• Magazines & Newspapers
• Online Resources:
Internet Sites
• Websites
• Freedom of Speech
• Writing
• Articles
• Encyclopedias
• Videos, CD-ROM,
Laserdiscs, etc.
• Dewey Decimal Numbers
to Browse
• Keywords and Phrases
for Searching
• Community Resources:
People and Places
• New Jersey Core
Curriculum Content
Standards
Print Resources: Books
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There are several excellent books about persuasive essay writing, the First
Amendment and the Freedom of Speech rights of Americans. A few of the books
are listed below. To locate more books, use the suggested keywords and phrases to
search the online library catalog.
• NONFICTION BOOKS
• 323.44 Schenck v. United States and the freedom of speech debate:
Debating Supreme Court decisions by Jodi Icenoggle, 2005.
• 342.73 The First Amendment : Freedom of speech, religion, and the press
by Leah Farish, 1998.
• 342.73 Freedom of speech by Alan Allport, 2003.
• 342.73 A living Bill of Rights by William O. Douglas, 1961.
• 342.73 In defense of liberty: The story of America’s Bill of Rights by
Russell Freedman, 2003.
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Print Resources: Books (cont.)
• 342.73 The right to free speech by Claudia Isler, 2001.
• 342.73 The Bill of Rights and landmark cases by Edmund Lindop,
1989.
• 342.73 Tinker vs. Des Moines: Student rights on trial by Doreen
Rappaport, 1993.
• 342.7308 Free speech edited by Joan Boaz, 2006.
• 342.7308 Freedom of speech edited by William Dudley, 2005.
• 342.7308 First Freedoms: A documentary history of First
Amendment rights in America by Charles C. Haynes, Sam Chaltain
and Susan M. Glisson, 2005.
• 363.31 Censorship: Opposing viewpoints edited by Andrea C.
Nakaya, 2005.
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Print Resources: Books (continued)
• FICTION BOOKS
• Ex Rating: A novel by Natalie Standiford, 2006.
• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, 1953.
• REFERENCE
• American civics by William H. Hartley & William S. Vincent, HRW,
2003.
• Highly effective writing: 8th Edition by Dr. Charles Paslay,
Systematic Achievement, Inc., 2006.
• Dictionary of American history: Volume II (Scribner’s)
• A quick reference to essay writing by Steven Stern, 2002.
• Elements of language: 2nd Course Holt, Rinehart and Winston
• Chapter 6- “Persuasion: Sharing an Opinion”
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Print Resources:
Magazines & Newspapers
Library and Classroom Holdings
• Scholastic News, Scholastic, Inc.
• The New York Times: Upfront, Scholastic, Inc.
• Time (visit also http://www.time.com/time/archive/)
• Newsweek (visit also http://www.newsweeklatinamerica.com/)
• The Record (visit also http://www.northjersey.com/)
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Online Resources: Internet Sites
The Web sites listed on this page have been previewed and selected for this topic. If
additional information is needed, use the suggested keywords and phrases to search
the Internet.
First Amendment & Freedom of Speech
Websites
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The Bill of Rights Institute http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/dnn/
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The Bill of Rights Institute http://www.citizenbee.org
• Read current events
• Browse cases
• Look for Freedom of speech
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CNN http://www.cnn.com
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First Amendment Schools http://www.time.com/time/archive/
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Historical Documents http://www.historicaldocuments.com/
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The History Channel http://www.history.com/
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Online Resources: Internet Sites
Websites (cont.)
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Holt Researcher http://researcher.hrw.com/search.jsp
Type in “Freedom of Speech” in “Freefind” box for a list of Supreme Court
cases.
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The New York Times http://www.nyt.com
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Oyez: US Supreme Court Media http://www.oyez.net/
• Schenck v. United States (1919)
• Whitney v. California (1927)
• Board of County Commissioners v. Umbehr (1996)
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Online Resources (cont.)
Articles
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"Justices weigh impact of crime victim buttons" CNN.com. 10/13.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/10/12/scotus.buttons/index.html
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"Supreme Court to weigh if buttons showing victim swayed jury" Seattle
Times, DC. 10/12.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003300540_scotus12.ht
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"Touchstones of Freedom: Sam Sheppard" - from Conflict and Continuity, the
Story of American Freedom
http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/pdf/camerasincourt.pdf
Encyclopedias
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Encycopedia Americana & Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
http://www.go.grolier.com (user id and password for remote access)
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Encyclopedia Britannica http://www.school.eb.com
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World Book Online http://www.worldbookonline.com
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Online Resources- Writing
WRITING HELP
• Elements of Literature (Features a model essay with all parts labeled)
• Elements of Language: Holt, Rinehart & Winston
• Interactive online persuasive essays—must have user id and password
• Citing sources for a bibliography: Barley Sheaf School LMC
• Printable citation note sheets and examples
• Citation Machine
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An interactive Web tool designed to assist teachers in modeling the proper use of
MLA.
MLA Style Bibliography Builder
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Choose a form, fill it out, and push the button... you will get an individual entry for a
"Works Cited" page, which you may then copy and paste into your word processor.
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Online Catalog & Databases
• Athena Online Card Catalog (accessible only through school
computers)
• World News Digest www.2facts.com (user id and password required)
• www.newscurrents.com (user id and password required)
• EBSCOhost www.search.epnet.com (Library card barcode needed for
access outside school)
• Bergen County Cooperative Library System www.bccls.com
(Library card needed for full access outside school)
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Videos, CD-ROM, Laserdiscs, etc.
• 347 Dangler vs. Yorktown Honor society case [videorecording]
VHS, by Ambrose Video Publishing, New York: 1999.
• In search of freedom [sound recording (CD)] speeches given
by Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Discovering US History. CD-ROM. Gale, 1997.
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Dewey Decimal Numbers to Browse
• Try look in some of the following
sections for more books:
• 300• 400• 900• 973-
Social Sciences
Language (help with writing)
History
U.S. History
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Keywords and Phrases for Searching
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Freedom of speech
Free speech rights
Bill of rights
US Constitution
First Amendment
Freedom of the press
Schenck vs. United States
Civil rights
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Community Resources: People and
Places
Mrs. Susan Kumar- Fort Lee Public
Library’s Reference, Young Adult &
Book Discussion Group Leader
Please do not hesitate to stop by the
public library or call her at 201-5923619.
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New Jersey Core Curriculum Content
Standards
• 6.2- A. Civic Life, Politics, and Government-
• 1. Discuss the sources, purposes, and functions of law and the importance of the
rule of law for the preservation of individual rights and the common good.
• 6.2-B. American Values and Principles-
• 1. Analyze how certain values including individual rights, the common good, selfgovernment, justice, equality and free inquiry are fundamental to American
public life.
• 6.2-C The Constitution and American Democracy-
• 1. Discuss the major principles of the Constitution, including shared powers,
checks and balances, separation of church and state, and federalism.
• 6. Research contemporary issues involving the constitutional rights of American
citizens and other individuals residing in the United States, including voting
rights, habeas corpus, rights of the accused, and the Patriot Act.
• 6.2.-D Citzenship
• 2. Discuss how the rights of American citizens may be in conflict with each other
(e.g., right to privacy vs. free press).
• 5. Discuss basic contemporary issues involving the personal, political, and
economic rights of American citizens (e.g., dress codes, sexual harassment, fair
trial, free press, minimum wage).
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New Jersey Core Curriculum Content
Standards (cont.)
• 8.1 Computer and information literacy
• A. Basic Computer Skills and Tools
• Keyboarding
• Internet usage
• Publications and presentations
• B. Application of Productivity Tools
• Information Access and Research
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