Lesson 4: Results
By: Tina Gersdorf, M.Ed.
2010 Fellowship
Tennessee State Library and Archives
(1 day)

Abstract

Each social movement studied in this unit resulted in a constitutional amendment. Students will learn of these amendments and will hypothesize how they changed society.

Assessment

Journal entry OR editorial reactions

Procedure

1. Review the three social movements studied.

a. Ask students if these movements had an impact on the American life.

b. Encourage a discussion about what it must have been like to go through this movement (long time, much ridicule, etc).

2. Present amendments 13, 18, 19, and 21

a. Explain what they meant

b. Facilitate any questions / comments

3. Students will follow the directions from the “Reactions to Results” worksheet

a. Here they are going to provide personal reactions people may have had from that point in history.

b. Refer students back to their brainstorm list created about the different people (from lesson 3). They should use these ‘characters’ to guide their reaction writings.

Find Amendments here:

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_amendments_11-27.html

or

http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html

or

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution