Welcome!The Freedom Museum established this Educator Forum so that middle and high school teachers can share ideas and insights relating to our latest seminar and lesson plan, both entitled
To Keep & Bear Arms: An Individual or Collective Right?This forum supplements the
To Keep & Bear Arms Web site where teachers can download our Second Amendment lesson plan and access related resources for the classroom. To learn more about other professional development opportunities, classroom resources and a school outreach program that will launch this fall, visit us at
FreedomMuseum.US.
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Teaching the second amendment is a challenging, with many of my students feeling very strongly on both sides of the issue. One great resource I have used is the "To Keep and Bear Arms" video produced by the Close Up Foundation. I fast forward through the middle when a few professors debate the issue, but the stories of a teenager who has lost a friend to gun violence and a woman who keeps a gun to protect herself from her violent ex-husband, are VERY compelling. (You can show the two stories, fast forwarding through the debate, in less than 20 minutes - leaving plenty of time for discussion or another activity.)
Another resource I've used is the Phi Alpha Delta Public Service Center's "World's Largest Gun Sale: Final Closeout." While the statistics are pretty out of date, the information survey is a great discussion starter. The vocabulary, referendum issues, and voting card are all very applicable and could translate into great discussions or writing prompts. The part I like best is section with "Options for Community Service." (I have added a few more for better balance, but the ones listed here are a great start.)
You can find the lesson plan, in its entirety, at http://www.lawforkids.org/Teachers/Lessons/LessonPlans/Scanned%20Lessons/Lesson_Plans/Violence/LP_World's_Largest_Gun_Sale_Final_Closeout.pdf
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