History Lesson on the "Black Codes"

Halie,

I was just reviewing your work on the "Black Codes" worksheet. You answered five of the answers correctly. You missed: 1, 4, 7, & 8.

As I was reading your answers though, it got me thinking about the ammendments and what they really mean. Those ammendments are so important our entire country was founded on them! And not only that, but our country has operated on them for more than 200 years -- so they are obviously good, sound principles -- don't you think? They have stood the test of time!

I found a really great website that can help you understand better what each of the amendments in the Bill of Rights is all about:

http://www.constitutioncenter.org/constitution/

This website is designed to help people your age better understand the main ideas contained in the consitution. Click on that link, and then you will see a series of pictures in a row, horizontally, across the top of the page. Each picture is a link to a different part of the constitution. If you scroll to the RIGHT, then you eventually come to the amendments in the Bill of Rights.

Please click on and read about the amendments that were introduced in your assignment:

1st, 2nd, 6th, 13th, and 14th

Pay particular attention to the DIFFERENCES between the 1st, 13th, and 14th amendments. These were the amendments you confused most often in your assignment.

Once you have reviewed the amendments listed above, I want you to POST what you think each means, in YOUR OWN WORDS, on this blog. Just click the comment button below, and you can past your comments into the box that appears.

So basically to summarize -- this is what you do:
1) go to the consistution website listed above
2) review the 1st, 2nd, 6th, 13th, and 14th amendments
3) return to this post in the blog and click "comments"
4) write/type the gist (or main idea) of each one (of the above mentioned amendments) in the comment box
5) click publish -- below the box it will say "Choose Identity" -- please click "other" and then type your first name in the space provided.

Let me know if you have any questions! I'm looking forward to reading your ideas!

Love you,

Mom

P.S. -- you can watch a really cool animation on the Bill of Rights at WWW.BRAINPOP.COM

Its in the history/social studies section and it is called "Bill of Rights"

And lastly, the username and password to log into brainpop is in an email I just sent you!