Power to the People: Student coverage of protests (Constitution Day 2025)
Overview and Rationale The 2024-2025 school year was filled with people taking advantage of their First Amendment right to assemble, and this new year is sure to be no different. This lesson plan encourages students to consider the First Amendment’s connection to the theme of “Power to the People.” It also encourages them to read…
Read MoreShoring up the basics: Short videos for Constitution Day 2025
Tripp Robbins, MJE, created this series of bite-sized videos as an introduction to topics in student media law and ethics for the Scholastic Press Rights Committee. They can be used as part of a curriculum or just on a need-to-know basis. They’re concise and dense, so you may want to pause them to digest some…
Read MorePower to the People: Do they use that power wisely? (Constitution Day 2025)
Constitution Day 2025: Power to the People Class research activity: Do they use that power wisely? The Constitution, signed in 1787, begins with a short preamble, spelling out its intent. We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence,…
Read MoreFive activities your students can do to promote Constitution Day 2025
Last year, I moved to a new school and eventually restarted its Quill & Scroll chapter. Since then, I have been brainstorming potential chapter activities. Celebrating Scholastic Journalism Week is a no-brainer – so why not also observe Constitution Day? Here are five activities your chapter – or your student media programs or even journalism…
Read MoreThe Constitution’s promise: E Pluribus Unum – Out of many, one (Constitution Day 2025)
How can journalists help? Overview and Rationale Constitution Day and Citizenship Day – the second part is new for 2025 — is a U.S. federal observance that honors the adoption of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. It is observed Sept. 17, the day delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed…
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