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Epic Bill of Rights Battle

Take 1

  1. Give each student a copy of the Bill of Rights.

  2. Each student turns each Amendment of the Bill of Rights into an emoji. For example, First Amendment = Smiley face + church emoji; Second Amendment = gun emoji.

  3. Each student shows their emojis, out of order, and one at a time, to a partner who tries to match each emoji with each of the 10 Amendments.

  4. Switch r oles with your partner and repeat.


Take 2

  1. Give each student a copy of the Bill of Rights.

  2. Each student turns each Amendment of the Bill of Rights into into a Hashtag. For example, #no1/4soldiers.

  3. Each student shows their hahtags, out of order, and one at a time, to a partner who tries to match each hashtag with each of the 10 Amendments.

  4. Switch roles with your partner and repeat.


Download a PDF of the Bill of Rights