Students create a timeline of how the proceedings would continue if they moved into the Senate. Then, students locate and read another article about the impeachment proceedings and write a brief essay comparing this article to the article read in class. Write journal entries discussing what they know about the impeachment proceedings against President Clinton, the punishment that they feel he should receive, and the punishment that they feel he will receive. Create a timeline of the impending steps of Congress if the House of Representatives approves impeachment and the issue moves into the Senate.
Students then share their answers.
It is important that if any major misunderstandings of information are evident that the teacher intervenes with correct information. Discuss the several questions presented by the writer of the article about questions that would arise with regards to further proceedings. Create a timeline of the impending steps of Congress if the House of Representatives approves impeachment and the issue moves into the Senate. On large pieces of poster board, butcher paper, or construction paper, construct this timeline as a class, rereading this section of the article and reordering the information in a logical way, if necessary. Write the information in the top half of the timeline posters only so that in the event that the impeachment proceedings move into the Senate, students can use the bottom half of the timeline posters to track the events as they unfold.