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About the Case

Full Case Summaries

A thorough summary of case facts, issues, relevant constitutional provisions/statutes/precedents, arguments for each side, decision, and case impact.

• High School-Level
• Middle School-Level

Case Background and Vocabulary

Important background information and related vocabulary terms.

• Background Reading (Middle School ·)
• Background Reading (High School ··)
• Background Reading (Advanced ···)
• Vocabulary (Middle School ·)
• Vocabulary (High School/Advanced ··/···)

Visuals

• Diagram of How the Case Moved Through the Court System
• Case summary graphic organizer

Decision

• Summary of the Decision
• Key Excerpts from the Majority Opinion
• Key Excerpts from the Dissenting Opinion

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Learning Activities

The Case

• 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause
• Applying Precedents Activity
• Classifying Arguments Activity
• Unmarked Opinions Activity
• Anatomy of a Case Activity 

After the Case

• Cartoon Analysis   

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• student versions of the activities in .PDF and Word formats
• how to differentiate and adapt the materials
• how to scaffold the activities
• how to extend the activities
• technology suggestions
• answers to select activities  

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About the Case

• Full Case Summaries: A summary of case facts, issues, relevant constitutional provisions/statutes/precedents, arguments for each side, decision, and impact. Available at a high school and middle school levels. 
• Case Background: Background information at three reading levels.
• Case Vocabulary: Important related vocabulary terms at two reading levels.
• Diagram of How the Case Moved Through the Court System
• Case summary graphic organizer
• Decision: A summary of the decision and key excerpts from the opinion(s)

Learning Activities

The Case

• 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause
• Applying Precedents Activity
• Classifying Arguments Activity
• Unmarked Opinions Activity
• Anatomy of a Case Activity 

After the Case

• Cartoon Analysis

Teacher Resources

Teaching Strategies Used

• Applying Precedents
• Classifying Arguments
• Political Cartoon Analysis
• Unmarked Opinions

Landmark Cases Glossary

The LandmarkCases.org glossary compiles all of the important vocab terms from case materials. It is provided as a view-only Google Sheet.

Glossary

Planning Time and Activities

If you have one day . . .

• Read the background summary (•••, ••, •) and answer the questions.
• Complete the Classifying Arguments Activity. Discuss which arguments the students find most convincing.
• For homework, have students read the Key Excerpts from the Opinion and answer the questions. Follow-up the next day by reviewing the questions with students.

If you have two days . . .

• Complete the activities for the first day (excluding homework)
• Complete The 14^th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause Activity
• Complete the activities for the first day (excluding the homework).
• For homework, have students read the Key Excerpts from the Opinion and answer the questions. Follow-up the next day by reviewing the questions with students.

If you have three days . . .

• Complete the activities for the first and second days (excluding homework)
• Complete the Applying Precedents Activity
• Complete the Unmarked Opinions Activity

If you have four days . . .

• Complete the activities for the first, second, and third days.
• have students read the Key Excerpts from the Opinion and answer the questions.
• Complete the Political cartoon analysis