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Bell Work. Materials: Writing Sample Notebook Personal Notebook Pencil/Pen. In your Writing Sample Notebook write what amendments or changes would you like to add to the Constitution. . The Process to Amend the Constitution. Think-Pair-Share.

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Bell Work

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  1. Bell Work Materials: Writing Sample Notebook Personal Notebook Pencil/Pen In your Writing Sample Notebook write what amendments or changes would you like to add to the Constitution.

  2. The Process to Amend the Constitution

  3. Think-Pair-Share • Do you know how many times the US Constitution has been amended? • Why so few? • Do you think it is difficult to amend the US Constitution?

  4. Reading Ways to Amend • Read the passage with your partner. Independently write words you do not understand or have never seen before.

  5. Defining a New Word Definition: What is the word like? 1. 2. 3. What the word is not. Word Drawing

  6. 2/3 of Congress (made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate) proposes an amendment. 2/3 of state legislatures ask for a meeting to propose an amendment. A special convention is called and the amendment is proposed. 3/4 of state legislatures ratify (accept) the amendment or 3/4 of special state conventions ratify (accept) the amendment. New Amendment is formed

  7. Venn Diagram

  8. Summarizing • On the same page of your writing sample as your bell work write one paragraph comparing and contrasting both methods of amending the constitution.

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