Teaching Recommendations Based on Your Time, Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988), Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)

Teaching Recommendations Based on Your Time

If you have one day . . .

As a warm-up, have students complete the activity titled "You Decide: Were Students' Rights Violated?" Since students don't have the necessary background, ask them to complete ONLY the column labeled Yes/No.
Read the "Background" as a class. Have students complete the summary questions. Discuss their answers.
Have students read the key excerpts from the majority opinion and answer the accompanying questions.
At this point, students should be ready to return to the activity "You Decide . . ." Have students complete the remaining questions and correct earlier misconceptions. For homework, assign the activity titled "What Would You Do?"

If you have two days . . .

Complete all activities for the first day.
On the second day, begin class with a discussion of the homework.
Next, have students complete the activity titled "Evaluating Web sites."
For homework, as a long-term assignment, have students begin the activity titled "Create Your Own Political Cartoon."

If you have three days . . .

Complete all activities for the first and second days.
On the second day, begin class with a discussion of the homework.
Next, have students complete the activity, "Evaluating Web sites."
On the third day, have students complete the activity titled "Should the State Enact Anti-Hazelwood Legislation?"
For homework, have students complete the section of that activity called "For Extension." One option is to create a political cartoon. Students who choose that option should follow the guidelines outlined in "Create Your Own Political Cartoon."

If you have four days . . .

Complete all activities for the first day.
On the second day, begin class with a discussion of the homework.
Next, have students complete the activity titled "Evaluating Web sites."
On the third day, have students complete the activity titled "Should the State Enact Anti-Hazelwood Legislation?"

(Note: Students should not complete the section of that activity labeled "For Extension."
On the fourth day, complete the activity titled "Real World Case Study: Censorship of a Student-Produced Television Show."
Introduce the activity titled "Create Your Own Political Cartoon." Have students finish the activity outside of class as a long-term assignment.

(Note to teachers: There are a number of Web sites listed in the Resources section. Experiment by developing your own activities that go along with these sites.)