Testing the First Amendment
Judith Rock
INTRODUCTION:
It’s time to wake up and
start working. This is a Web Quest on: The
Tinkers and the Supreme Court. You need
to stay awake long enough to complete the quest and design the task. You will have a lifeline that you may use as
often as you want. This lifeline is the
website: http://www.maxwell.syr.du/plegal.
TASK:
The case of Tinker vs. The
Des Moines School Board is a landmark case for freedom of speech.
Why? You will find out why.
You will do this by studying
this case using the Project Legal website: http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal
The trouble began when the
Tinkers wore their armbands to school even though they were aware of the new
rule. The school was not disrupted and the
classes were all orderly. However,
before the day ended, the Tinkers were sent home and the principal suspended
them until they would remove the armbands.
The parents of John and Mary disagreed with the principal and the
actions taken against their children.
They took the case to court.
Eventually, the case reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
PROCESS:
Your task is to create a
power point presentation on the Tinker Vs Des Moines Supreme Court case. In the presentation you are to include
information on the First Amendment of The Bill of Rights. In this product include the facts of the
case, arguements for either side
and the court’s decision. Clip
art and additional tidbits will help increase your grade. You will use additional websites to give you
background information.
RESOURCES:
For additional information on
your product I suggest using the search sites of www.yahoo.com,
www.yahoo.com or www.lycos.com. Type the name of your subject in the search
box and pressing “enter” will lead to an abundance of information.
EVALUATION:
The power point presentation,
upon completion, will be from 10 to 18 slides.
A story board will be used to organize and plan the presentation.
This rubric may be used for self-assessment
and peer feedback. The project grade will be based upon the following
evaluation scale:
A - Exemplary: 45-50 points
B - Proficient: 40-44 points
Partially Proficient or Incomplete: Needs to be resubmitted - less than 39
points
PowerPoint Rubric
ACTIVITY |
Exemplary |
Proficient |
Partially Proficient |
Incomplete |
POINTS |
Research
and Notetaking |
6 points Notecards indicate group members accurately researched varied
information sources, recorded and interpreted statements, graphics and
questions and evaluated alternative points of view. |
4 points Notecards show group members recorded relevant information
from multiple sources of information, evaluated and synthesized relevant
information. |
2 points Notecards show group members misinterpreted statements,
graphics and questions and failed to identify relevant arguments. |
0 points Notecards show group members recorded information from four
or less resources, and ignored alternative points of view. |
|
Preproduction Plan -
Storyboard |
6 points The storyboard illustrates the slide
presentation structure with thumbnail sketches of each slide including: title
of slide, text, background color, placement & size of graphic, fonts -
color, size, type for text and headings, hyperlinks (list URLs of any site
linked from the slide), narration text, and audio files (if any). All slides
are numbered, and there is a logical sequence to the presentation. |
4 points The thumbnail sketches on the storyboard
include titles and text for each slide and are in sequential order. |
2 points The thumbnail sketches on the storyboard
are not in a logical sequence and have incomplete information. |
0 points There a very few thumbnail sketches on the
storyboard and do not provide an overview of the presentation. |
|
Introduction |
3 points The introduction presents the overall topic
and draws the audience into the presentation with compelling questions or by
relating to the audience's interests or goals. |
2 points The introduction is clear and coherent and
relates to the topic. |
1 point The introduction shows some structure but
does not create a strong sense of what is to follow. May be overly detailed
or incomplete and is somewhat appealing to the audience. |
0 points The introduction does not orient the
audience to what will follow. The sequencing is unclear and does not appear
interesting or relevant to the audience. |
|
Content |
8 points The content is written clearly and
concisely with a logical progression of ideas and supporting information. The project includes motivating questions
and advanced organizers that provide the audience with sense of the project’s
main idea. Information is accurate, current and comes
mainly from * primary sources. |
6 points The content is written with a logical
progression of ideas and supporting information. Includes persuasive information from
*primary sources. |
4 points The content is vague in conveying a point
of view and does not create a strong sense of purpose. Includes some persuasive information with
few facts. Some of the information may not seem to
fit. *Primary source use is not always clear. |
0 points The content lacks a clear point of view and
logical sequence of information. Includes little persuasive information and
only one or two facts about the topic. Information is incomplete, out of date
and/or incorrect. Sequencing of ideas is unclear. |
|
Text Elements |
3 points The fonts are easy-to-read and point size
varies appropriately for headings and text. Use of italics, bold, and indentations
enhances readability. Text is appropriate in length for the
target audience and to the point. The background and colors enhance the
readability of text. |
2 points Sometimes the fonts are
easy-to-read, but in a few places the use of fonts, italics, bold,
long paragraphs, color or busy background detracts and does not enhance
readability. |
1 point Overall readability is difficult with
lengthy paragraphs, too many different fonts, dark or busy background,
overuse of bold or lack of appropriate indentations of text. |
0 points The text is extremely difficult to read
with long blocks of text and small point size
of fonts, inappropriate contrasting colors, poor use of headings,
subheadings, indentations, or bold formatting. |
|
Layout |
3 points The layout is aesthetically pleasing and
contributes to the overall message with appropriate use of headings and
subheadings and white space. |
2 points The layout uses horizontal and vertical white space appropriately. |
1 point The layout shows some structure, but
appears cluttered and busy or distracting with large gaps of white space or
uses a distracting background. |
0 points The layout is cluttered, confusing, and
does not use spacing, headings and subheadings
to enhance the readability. |
|
Citations |
6 points Sources of information are properly cited
so that the audience can determine the credibility and authority of the
information presented. All sources of information are clearly
identified and credited using MLA citations throughout the project. |
4 points Most sources of information use proper MLA
citation, and sources are documented to make
it possible to check on the accuracy of information. |
2 points Sometimes copyright guidelines are followed
and some information, photos and graphics do not use proper MLA citations. |
0 points No way to check validity of information. |
|
Graphics, Sound
and/or Animation |
3 points The graphics, sound and/or animation assist
in presenting an overall theme and make visual connections that enhance
understanding of concept, ideas and relationships. Original images are created using proper
size and resolution, and all images enhance the content. There is a consistent visual theme. |
2 points The graphics, sound/and or animation
visually depict material and assist the audience in understanding the flow of
information or content. Original images are used. Images are proper size, resolution. |
1 point Some of the graphics, sounds, and/or
animations seem unrelated to the topic/theme and do not enhance the overall
concepts. Most images are clipart or recycled from
the WWW. Images are too large/small in size. Images are poorly cropped or the
color/resolution is fuzzy. |
0 points The graphics,
sounds, and/or animations are unrelated to the content. Graphics do not enhance understanding of
the content, or are distracting decorations that create a busy feeling and
detract from the content. |
|
Writing Mechanics |
6 points The text is written with no errors in
grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. |
4 points The text is clearly written with
little or no editing required for grammar, punctuation, and spelling. |
2 points Spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors
distract or impair readability. (3 or more errors) |
0 points Errors in spelling, capitalization,
punctuation, usage and grammar repeatedly distract the reader and major
editing and revision is required. (more than 5 errors) |
|
Teamwork |
6 points The group documents how members
brainstormed, discussed, assumed roles and solved problems. Provides evidence that group members helped
one another, shared ideas, developed and evaluated their finished
product(s). The project is clearly a group effort. |
4 points The group documents how members divided
tasks, shared the workload and managed problems in a way that advanced the
group goal. |
2 points The group occasionally helped one another
but required teacher assistance to resolve differences. One person documents that he/she did most
of the work and/or problems were not managed in a way that advanced the group
goal. |
0 points The group required teacher assistance with
dividing tasks and resolving differences. Few people contributed their fair share of
work. |
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TOTAL POINTS |
/50 |
STANDARDS:
E3c
– Prepare and deliver an individual presentation
E2a
– Produce a report of information
SS5
– Civics, Citizenship and Government
Technology
– Preparation of a powerpoint
presentation