First Amendment Media Project
The purpose of this project was to create a video about the First Amendment. My group and I decided to critically analyze the relationship between the First Amendment and the activist/hactivist group Anonymous through a multimedia lens. The video includes news clips about Anonymous, analysis, and the written words of the First Amendment. Not only are these videos posted on youtube, but there is also a competition of who can recieve the most views on their video. The winner will receive a video camera trophy.
Free Speech Forum
This project consisted of each student picking a piece of free speech. The item could range from a poem, to a song, to a political cartoon. We used our piece of free speech to create an essay on the question: why is free speech important to a democracy? While working on the writing piece, each student presented their piece of free speech to the class. Lastly, a visual piece was created to accompany the essay.
The Visual
The Essay
Street Law Mini-Project
The street law mini-project consisted of learning our rights in different situations and creating a project of our choice. We learned our rights when we are walking on the street, our rights in school, and when we are in our vehicles. The objectives of this project were to:
· Identify situations in which police can legally arrest/detain you both with and without a warrant
· Explain the legal difference between a hunch, suspicion, reasonable suspicion, and probable cause, and apply these differences to real-life situations.
· Know what to do (and what not to do) during an encounter with the police.
· Know the freedoms and restrictions on police search and seizure (when, where, why and under what circumstances a person or item may be searched or 'seized')
· Understand that these protections come directly from the 4th Amendment to the US Constitution.
· Present what they know to the larger student body individually, or in small groups, in a way that is fitting and appropriate.
For the exhibition I chose to focus on stop-and-frisk. I think the law of stop-and-frisk is so interesting because there are so many controversial issues around the law. Although I have no personal connection with stop-and-frisk, I have a hard time forming an opinion because there are so many pros and cons.
If I could go further with this project, I would enjoy looking at peoples different encounters with stop-and-frisk. This would include the police, and the people stopped. I would also want to look further into the data on stop-and-frisk.
· Identify situations in which police can legally arrest/detain you both with and without a warrant
· Explain the legal difference between a hunch, suspicion, reasonable suspicion, and probable cause, and apply these differences to real-life situations.
· Know what to do (and what not to do) during an encounter with the police.
· Know the freedoms and restrictions on police search and seizure (when, where, why and under what circumstances a person or item may be searched or 'seized')
· Understand that these protections come directly from the 4th Amendment to the US Constitution.
· Present what they know to the larger student body individually, or in small groups, in a way that is fitting and appropriate.
For the exhibition I chose to focus on stop-and-frisk. I think the law of stop-and-frisk is so interesting because there are so many controversial issues around the law. Although I have no personal connection with stop-and-frisk, I have a hard time forming an opinion because there are so many pros and cons.
If I could go further with this project, I would enjoy looking at peoples different encounters with stop-and-frisk. This would include the police, and the people stopped. I would also want to look further into the data on stop-and-frisk.