First Amendment Free Speech Course

Welcome to the First Amendment! This is a one-semester course intended for high school juniors and seniors.  This course provides an in-depth curriculum that will immediately engage students through the use of subject matter and examples that are close to their experience.  The content covers First Amendment free speech that is relevant to students and impacts education settings.  The text provides explanations of legal concepts and numerous examples and exercises to help students absorb the material, engage it, and master it.  Students are guided through critical analysis of Supreme Court cases and application of legal precedent to new facts and hypotheticals to gain deep understanding of this complex area of law.  Students will sharpen their analytical reading and persuasive writing skills and have fun doing it!

The course materials includes a Teachers Edition (pages 1-115 of pdf followed by an 85 page student reader).