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Does Free Speech Mean I Can Say Whatever I Want?

K-5
One class period
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Learning Objectives

  • Identify limits on free speech
  • Analyze Supreme Court cases to identify examples of limits on free speech
  • Use evidence to answer the question: “Does ‘free speech’ mean I can say whatever I want?”
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Overview

Historians predict. In this lesson, students will learn about how the freedom of speech is limited. Students will predict, read about, and apply their knowledge of three restrictions on the freedom of speech.

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