Indiana Social Studies IS.2.2
The Standard
Describe and characterize individual rights, such as freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the right to public education, that are protected in Indiana’s Constitution, including a focus on Articles I and VIII.
2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify protections for speech and religious freedom in Article I and the state's duty to provide tuition-free public schools in Article VIII. They use those provisions to explain what people can expect in specific Indiana situations.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a ban on criticizing the governor, a required school prayer, or a public school tuition bill, a student identifies the relevant protection. They point to the article that supports their answer and explain the conflict.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think free speech means they can say anything, anywhere, without consequences. They may think a public school can require prayer, or that tuition-free public education means private schools must be free.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Indiana bans criticism of the governor, requires students to join a school prayer, and charges tuition at public schools. For each action, name the protection involved and the relevant article.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs printed excerpts from Articles I and VIII and three colored pencils to mark speech, religion, and school protections.
Ask students to write: A public school charges tuition. Which provision would you use to challenge the charge, and why?
Run a card sort with six scenarios, including a ban on criticizing the mayor, required prayer, and public school tuition.
Compare a local public school's enrollment page with a private school's tuition page, then identify which school Article VIII covers.
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