Intro to Freedom of Speech

What is "speech"?
http://www.aclu-em.org/downloads/FreeExpression.pdf
http://www.aclufl.org/take_action/students/ask_sybil/sybil-expression.cfm
What values are fostered by protecting free speech?
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/firstaminto.htm
http://www.freedomforum.org/packages/first/curricula/educationforfreedom/FirstPrinciples.htm
Is all speech protected?
http://www.firstamendmentschools.org/resources/handout1a.aspx?id=14081
Approaches to First Amendment interpretation - Absolutist, Categorical, Balancing
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/firstaminto.htm
Cases: (see handout)
Lessons:
http://www.firstamendmentschools.org/resources/lesson.aspx?id=14080
http://www.teachfirstamendment.org/teach.html
Watch five award winning High School PSAs on the First Amendment:
http://www.jideas.org/multimedia_resources.php
Which one do you like best? Why? Post your answer in the comments section.