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If Men Were Angels: Teaching the Constitution With the Federalist Papers

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Much like the methods of group work, the writers of the Federalist Papers worked together to advocate for their viewpoints against the anti-federalists. The resource enables learners to break into small groups and conduct research before prepping for a class presentation.

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Concepts

the federalist papers, constitutions, the united states constitution, ratification of the united states constitution, the articles of confederation, the anti-federalists, the federalists and anti-federalists, the federalists

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

Have students write a diary entry in their journals about the most interesting thing they learned watching the presentations

Classroom Considerations

Encourages using a computer lab or library to better research information
Requires some prep work and project management by figuring out how to assign groups and setting up which group is doing what

Pros

Provides multiple options for how to conduct the small-group activities
Supplies a teacher guide with suggested answers for class discussion
Includes a list of essential vocabulary words to check for pre-knowledge before beginning

Cons

None

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