Directions:

Now that you have a better understanding of how the First Amendment is evident in today’s modern society complete the prewriting outline on the electronic worksheet. You can use your answers and notes to help you. When you have completed the outline, use the outline to draft a well written five paragraph essay that explains “How you think the First Amendment helps shape modern life in the United States? What evidence of the First Amendment do we see in 21st century America?”  Be sure to save your answers and print out a hard copy.  Turn both copies into the teacher.

 *You will find a copy of the outline below.  Be sure to place your answers on your electronic worksheet by typing in the text boxes:

I. Introduction Paragraph (What will this essay be about?):
A. Topic Sentence (What will the essay be about?)::
B. What is the Bill of Rights?:
C. What does the First Amendment say?:
D. Do we see the First Amendment today?:
E. Conclusion (What will the essay discuss?)


II. History of the Bill of Rights:
A. Topic Sentence (What will the paragraph be about?)::
B. Historical fact here:
C. Historical fact here:
D. Historical fact here:
E. Conclusion:


III. The First Amendment (You may want to discuss various freedoms here)
A. Topic Sentence (What will the paragraph be about?):
B. Fact about the 1st Amend.:
C. Fact about the 1st Amend.:
D. Fact about the 1st Amend.:
E. Conclusion (Sum up Paragraph):


IV: How does the First Amendment shape modern American life?
A. Topic Sentence (What will the paragraph be about?):
B. Example #1:
C. Example #2:
D. Example #3:
E. Example #4:
F. Conclusion (Sum up Paragraph):


V: Conclusion (What did this essay discuss?):
A. Topic Sentence (Sum up how the 1st Amend. affects modern society):
B. Restate Example #1:
C. Restate Example #2:
D. Restate Example #3:
E. Restate Example #4:
F. Conclusion (Sum up Essay):
 

 *Use your outline to compose a high quality five paragraph essay that answers the question: "How you think the First Amendment helps shape modern life in the United States? What evidence of the First Amendment do we see in 21st century America?” 

 *Did you save your answers and print out a hard copy?  Turn both copies into the teacher.

 Good Job!