Official Kids Mag www.kidscoop.com © Vicki Whiting October 2021
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Imagine you could ask your
school librarian to set up a display
of books on free speech and the
free press. Use the space here to
design a poster
to display in
your school library!
Kyle is about to give an
important speech at his
school. But he got so nervous,
he dropped some pages.
Can you find all 12 pages of
his speech on this page?
U.S. Constitution Protects Free Speech
"Congress shall make
no law … abridging the
freedom of speech"
Lively Discussions
What do YOU
think?
Standards Link: Revision: Revise drafts to improve
logical progression of ideas.
Standards Link: Civics: Understand
freedoms guaranteed under the Bill of Rights.
This year, Kid Scoop News celebrates
Constitution Day with a look at the
reasons why freedom of speech is one
of the freedoms the Founding Fathers
protected in the First Amendment to
the Constitution.
Jason has written a
letter, on the right,
to the editor of
his newspaper,
but something is
wrong. The
words are out
of order. Can
you put them back into
the right order? Rewrite his
letter on another sheet of paper.
The topic of free speech always sparks
a lively discussion. Some say there should be
limits on free speech. Others say people should be
allowed to express whatever they want, even if it
hurts or offends someone else.
Should students be allowed
to wear t-shirts to school
that say rude things?
Write a sentence in favor of
allowing any kind of t-shirt
in one of the speech bubbles
at left. Then write why it
shouldn't be allowed in the
other bubble.
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