Discuss student bills. Explain why the law was revised in 1986. Most students have a great deal to say about issues raised in this lesson. Their serious questions, empathic concerns, sophisticated arguments, and eagerness to participate provide plenty of grist for the evaluative mill. Students write bills on Day 3 of the lesson and responses to questions on Day 4.
Teachers can assign other writing.
Have them write the dialogue. It is helpful for students to be familiar with the Tinker and Skokie cases before this lesson. Students who debate on Day 3 need to be reliable and able. They need guidance, resources, and time with the teacher before the debate. TO WEAR HOOD An Alexandria lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union yesterday defended a Ku Klux Klan member's right to wear a hood in public.