Securing Our Freedoms Beyond the Bill of Rights
Overview
Students analyze primary sources from the Library of Congress including Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” and “The Bill of Rights” to the U.S. Constitution. Students then identify amendments related to two of the four freedoms from the primary sources and then work in small groups to reach consensus and propose a new amendment to secure rights or freedoms not included in the Bill of Rights.
Related Resources
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Enduring Ideals: Rockwell, Roosevelt & the Four Freedoms
online resources related to a traveling exhibition -
Reimagining Norman Rockwell’s America
New York Times Nov. 8, 2018 -
Today in History: The Bill of Rights
background & primary sources
Grade
Middle School
Subjects
Civics, Social Studies
Length
40-80 minutes
Topics
amendments, bill of rights, FDR, fear, four freedoms, Franklin D. Roosevelt, freedoms, norman rockwell, rights, speech, want, worship
Author
Citizen U CRF