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Ratifying the Constitution Lesson PlanRatifying the Constitution Lesson Plan
Publisher
National Endowment for the Humanities
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Internet Access
Year
2011
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Ratifying the Constitution

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Ratifying the Constitution was no simple task. Using primary sources, such as classic writings from the Federalists and Anti-Federalists, young scholars examine the arguments for and against the Constitution. They then decide: Would they have been convinced?

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

ratification of the united states constitution, the constitutional convention, debate, james madison, thomas jefferson, the anti-federalists, the federalist papers, the federalists, the federalists and anti-federalists

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Create a WebQuest using the suggested documents and prompts
  • Use research to ask learners to write essays about the ratification of the Constitution

Classroom Considerations

  • Class members need computer access to view the documents

Pros

  • Prompts can be given independently or collaboratively
  • Easy to extend learning in a variety of ways, such as through a debate or essay

Cons

  • Most links are dead, but documents can be easily found online

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.5 RH.9-10.6 RH.9-10.7 RH.9-10.8 RH.9-10.9 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.5 RH.11-12.6 RH.11-12.7 RH.11-12.8 RH.11-12.9 RH.11-12.10

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