Supreme Court Cases for
Teens
WebQuest
Jamesville-Dewitt HS
Mr. David Bunyan
dbunyan@jd.cnyric.org
SUPREME COURT CASES FOR TEENS
Introduction:
There have been numerous monumental Supreme Court cases throughout the
history of the United States. Marbury v. Madison and its establishment
of Judicial Review. Plessy vs
Ferguson that established “separate but equal” and a Jim Crow society or Brown vs The Board
of Education, which reversed the previous decision. Others include Nixon vs. the United States
and Gideon vs. Wainwright. Throughout
the year as a class we have investigated a variety of these cases and their
importance on our countries history and development. Today we will investigate what the most
important and relevant supreme court decisions are for
teens of TODAY.
Task
1.
Individually read the two
articles from New York Times: Upfront magazine and choose one Supreme
Court Case from American history (1800- present) that is most important and
relevant for teens today. You will
further research this court case using the resources below.
2. Use the American History
Public Policy Analyst to guide your research.
3. Create a 3-5 minute Prezi presentation explaining the background of the case,
who was involved, the outcome of the case, the impact on U.S. history, and why
it is the most important case for all American teenagers to know.
Go to www.prezi.com and use your previously created
account to create a fun and interactive prezi!
Ø Define the social problem.
Ø Include evidence of research
Ø Include all steps of AHPPA
4. Include a conclusion in your
Prezi that discusses the social problem and how it
affects society today based on the evidence you gathered from the perspective
of today’s teenagers.
Process
Each group
will use and complete the AHPPA that investigates the social problems
that were ruled on in various U.S. Supreme Court. As Public Policy Analyst, you
will use steps to complete your presentations. You will be responsible for
completing the worksheets on the links below. You will use the web sites in the
“resource” section along with outside material to complete the four worksheets.
These four steps will form the outline for your power point presentation.
STEP # 1:
Defining the
Social Problem
STEP # 2:
Gathering the
Evidence
STEP # 3:
Determining
the Causes
STEP # 4:
Evaluate the
Policy
Resources
http://www2.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/scales/chrono.html
http://www.america.gov/amlife/education.html
www.streetlaw.org/en/landmark.aspx
www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/supreme_court/supreme_court.cfm
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0101289.html
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20080915monday.html
Evaluation
|
CATEGORY |
EXCELLENT (4) |
VERY GOOD (3) |
SATISFACTORY (2) |
NEEDS REVISION (1) |
|
Organization |
Information
is very organized with detailed paragraphs, photos, documents, and subheadings. |
Information
is organized with some detailed paragraphs. |
Information
is organized, but paragraphs lacked detail. |
The
information appears to be disorganized. |
|
Sources |
All sources
(information and graphics) are accurately documented. |
All
information and graphics are accurately documented. |
All
information and graphics are documented. |
Many sources
are not documented. |
|
Amount of Information (AHPPA Documents) |
All topics
are addressed and all questions answered with at least 1 sentences
about each. |
All topics
are addressed and most questions answered with at least 1 sentences
about each. |
All topics
are addressed, and most questions answered with 1 sentence about each. |
One or more
topics were not addressed. |
|
Prezi |
Discusses
all aspects of the project. |
Discussed
most aspects of the project. |
Discussed at
least half the aspects of the project. |
Discusses
only one aspect of the project |
STANDARDS
English Language Arts~
Standard 1: Students will read, write, listen,
and speak for information and understanding.
Standard 3: Students will read, write, listen,
and speak for critical analysis and evaluation.
Social Studies ~
Key Idea 1:
The study of New York State and United States history
requires an analysis of the development of American culture, its diversity and
multicultural context, and the ways people are unified by many values,
practices, and traditions.
Key Idea 2:
Important ideas, social and cultural values,
beliefs, and traditions from New York State and United States history
illustrate the connections and interactions of people and events across time
and from a variety of perspectives.
Key Idea 3:
Study about the major social, political, economic, cultural,
and religious developments in New York State and United States history involves
learning about the important roles and contributions of individuals and groups.
Key Idea 4:
The skills of historical analysis include the ability to:
explain the significance of historical evidence; weigh the importance,
reliability, and validity of evidence; understand the concept of multiple causation; understand
the importance of changing and competing interpretations of different
historical developments.
Conclusion
By completing this webquest
you should have learned about various social issues that were involved in
Supreme Court Case decisions that are important to teenagers today. You have become a
historian, public policy analysts, teen social networker, and have
investigated the impact Supreme Court Case decisions have had on the Americans
as a whole.