“No state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”  -14th Amendment

 

 

EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW:

 

A powerpoint production

 

 

By J. Goring

John F. Kennedy High School

Bronx, NY

TIPS

 

THE TIME HAS ARRIVED….

 

You’re sick of listening to Ms. Goring’s jokes…

 

You’re tired of her poor handwriting…

 

You’ve had it with preparing for the Regents (June-Schmune)…

 

You’re ready to RUN H6$.

 

And with a few simple powerpoint pointers and guidelines from your soon-to-be former teacher, the class is yours.  Prepare for your first POWERPOINT presentation.

 

 

TASK:

 

1.)     Choose a Supreme Court case involving Equal Protection under the law.  Although you are not limited to these possibilities, I suggest one of the following:

·        Korematsu v. United States

·        Plessy v. Ferguson

·        Brown v. Board of Education

·        Regents of University of California v. Bakke

·        Roe v. Wade

·        Griswold v. Connecticut

 

Familiarize yourself with the facts of the case, via the TIPS website (http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/scales/home.html), another internet site, or a resource book of your choice.

 

Create a powerpoint presentation that contains a minimum of four slides.  In this product you must include the facts of the case, arguments for either side, and the court’s decision.  Ingenuity beyond that is up to you, but please note that creativity is part of your grade.  Clip art, unique perspectives, and additional tidbits will help you to achieve high marks on this project.

 

For more information on your topic, I suggest using the search sites of yahoo (www.yahoo.com) or lycos (www.lycos.com).  Typing the name of your subject in the search box and pressing “enter” will no doubt lead to an abundance of info.

 

Present your product to the class.

 

 

EVALUATION:

 

Accuracy of case                     40%

Strength of arguments            40%

Creativity of product              20%

 

 

NEW YORK STATE REGENTS STANDARDS:

 

SOCIAL STUDIES—

-Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas in United States history (standard 1).

 

-Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of basic civic values of American constitutional democracy (standard 5).

 

ENGLISH—

-Read and comprehend informational materials.

 

-Produce report of information.

 

-Participate in group activity.

 

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS—

-Preparation of a powerpoint presentation.