First Amendment Summer Institute Supplemental Materials

2011 Summer Institute
This week-long course explored each of the Five Freedoms of the First Amendment through historical context, precedents and current events. Educators heard from experts in the field, participated in related lesson plan demonstrations and developed lesson plans for immediate use in secondary classrooms


Institute Materials

Institute Agenda (PDF)
Graduate Course Syllabus (PDF)
FASI Bibliography (DOC)

Supreme Court Primer
Primer Presentation (PPT)
How to Brief a Case Outline (PDF)
Briefing a Supreme Court Case Assignment (DOC)
How Well Do You Know Your Judges? (Worksheet) (Answers)
Supreme Court Cases Study Guide (DOC)
You Be the Judge Group Assignment (DOC)

First Amendment Overview
National Archives Presentation (PDF)
Peter Alter Presentation (PPT)
Global View of the First Amendment Presentation (PPT) (PDF)
LESSON PLAN: Freedom of Assembly (PDF)
First Amendment Quiz (PDF) (PPT)

Freedom of Religion

Charles Haynes Presentation (PPT)
LESSON PLAN: Freedom of Religion (DOC)
CASE STUDY: Christian Legal Society v Martinez (PDF) (PBS VIDEO)
Structured Academic Controversy Steps (PDF)
Structured Academic Controversy Rubric (PDF)

Freedom of Speech
Shawn Healy Presentation (PDF)
LESSON PLAN DEMO: Copyright and Fair Use (DOC)
LESSON PLAN DEMO: Copyright and Fair Use 2 (DOC)
LESSON PLAN DEMO: Fair Use (PPT)
LESSON PLAN DEMO: Music (DOC)
CASE STUDY: Brown v Entertainment Merchants Association (DOC)
NSPA v Skokie Timeline (PDF)

Freedom of the Press
Shawn Healy Presentation (PPT)
News Literacy Presentation, Jamie Loo (PDF)
LESSON PLAN: Wartime Press Freedoms (PDF)
Abrams Article on Wartime Press Freedoms (PDF)
Stone Article on Wartime Press Freedoms (PDF)
CASE STUDY: Snyder v Phelps Summary (DOC) (iCivics GAME)

First Amendment in Schools
Speech at the Schoolhouse Gate Presentation, Shawn Healy (PPT)