1. Conduct a moot court hearing in your class. The class should split up into teams (ranging from three
to six members). One team will defend a First Amendment regulation – one that works well is a local
2. Create a First Amendment Storify project. Select a key First Amendment case from the many
discussed on the First Amendment Center’s site
3. Have a conversation with a First Amendment “user.” Of course, we’re all users of the First
Amendment, but many of us don’t come in daily contact with someone who really leans on their right to
free speech. Invite to class (in person or through Skype) a member of a group in your community who
really speaks out on issues. Examples might include a drive-time radio host, a member of your local
4. To reinforce the information in the chapter, watch a nine-minute video about the New York Times v.
Sullivan case produced by Thinkwell Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtqQWt7aoZ0&feature=related. What new information does this
video provide? Discuss the Doctrine of Incorporation in particular to explain how the First Amendment
5. Visit the Student Press Law Center online at http://www.splc.org/. Under “Classroom Resources,”
locate the First Amendment quiz. The quiz has 30 questions and takes 10 minutes to complete. The last