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Lesson Plan
Freedom of Speech
CONTENT AND COMPETENCIES
Content
This lesson will present an overview of the First Amendment right to freedom of speech. Students will learn
the distinction between regulating the speaker’s message and regulating the speaker’s conduct; the levels of
Objectives
• Overview of the First Amendment and the protections for speech and expressive conduct
• Restraints on speech based on considerations other than the message
MATERIALS AND RESOURCES
Computer and PowerPoint projector
KEYWORDS AND TERMS
child pornography
obscenity
symbolic speech
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Constitutional Law
Kanovitz
LESSON 2.1
CRITICAL THINKING QUESTION
Why do police officers need a working knowledge of the First Amendment protections for free speech?
Guidelines: Police officers must have a working knowledge of the freedom of speech, because the United
OBJECTIVES
CONTENT
TEACHING RESOURCES
Understand the
constitutional
protections for
speech and
Historical Background
Overview of
Constitutional
Protection for
PPT:
• 1–3
Figures:
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Constitutional Law
Kanovitz
LESSON 2.2
CRITICAL THINKING QUESTION
How does the First Amendment distinguish between speech and conduct?
Guidelines: The speaker’s message is almost always protected under the First Amendment, but the
OBJECTIVES
CONTENT
TEACHING RESOURCES
Recognize the
First
Amendment
distinctions
First Amendment
Distinction between a
Speaker’s Message
and the Conduct
PPT:
• 4–5
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Constitutional Law
Kanovitz
LESSON 2.3
CRITICAL THINKING QUESTION
What are the different levels of protection available for speech?
Guidelines: There are three different levels of protection available for speech. The overwhelming majority
OBJECTIVES
CONTENT
TEACHING RESOURCES
Recognize
forms of speech
that are
unprotected
under the First
Obscenity and Child
Pornography
Fighting Words
Threats
PPT:
• 6–7
Figures:
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Constitutional Law
Kanovitz
LESSON 2.4
CRITICAL THINKING QUESTION
What kinds of considerations can the government take into account in regulating speech that are not
based on the speaker’s message?
Guidelines: The government can look at the forum the speaker is using to communicate the message. For
OBJECTIVES
CONTENT
TEACHING RESOURCES
Recognize
public and
nonpublic
forums and the
Restraints on Speech
Based on
Considerations Other
Than the Message
Anti-Litter Laws and
Handbills
Ingress and Egress
Face-to-Face
Solicitation
Signs and Billboards
Permit Regulations
PPT:
• 8–10
