Design a game in which teams in the classroom earn points for correctly answering questions relating to the Fifth Amendment. After studying the legal aspects of the amendment, hand each team a synopsis of a particular case, and have them write up several questions about the arguments of the case. The teams take turns answering questions put forth by a different team. If a team misses an answer, the team that wrote the question gets a point. Have the entire class discuss the answers afterward.
Have the students role-play the persons involved in important court cases relating to the fifth amendment. Divide the class into small groups, and provide each group with background information about a different case. Have the students write the scripts, or act it out spontaneously. The rest of the classroom can act as the Supreme Court, deciding on the validity of each case.
Sometimes the importance of something can best be demonstrated by showing the effects of its absence. A different type of scripted presentation would be to have the students act out a play in which the Fifth Amendment, or the entire Bill of Rights, is not in effect. The class could discuss the implications after the skit.
Arrange a song-and-dance routine based upon the Fifth Amendment. Find appropriate song lyrics, write them yourself, or have the students write them. Then ask the students to design appropriate dance moves to demonstrate the meaning of the clauses of the amendment in tune to the music. The song and dance could be performed for the school, for parents, or for nearby senior centers.