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Teacher
Resources
This
page contains specific resources developed for teachers using
this Exploration.
Entire
Unit | Test Your Knowledge | Who
Were the Delegates?
Overview of the Delegates | The
Delegates in Art
Focusing
Event for Entire Unit:
Pose
the following situation to the class:
Imagine that, on a field trip to a remote location, the students
became stranded—without any adults and with little hope
of being rescued in the foreseeable future.
Start
with a brief, general discussion about such matters as:
- How
will you work together?
- How
will you create rules?
- How
will you deal with people who group members think are not following
the rules?
Then,
either brainstorming as a class or working in small groups (if
desired, groups can be assigned the questions below), make lists
of the things the group would have to consider in developing its
own government.
Help
the students by asking these guiding questions, which relate to
phrases from the Preamble:
- How
will you make sure that anyone who feels unfairly treated will
have a place to air complaints? (establishing justice)
- How
will you make sure that people can have peace and quiet? (ensuring
domestic tranquility)
- How
will you make sure that group members will help if outsiders
arrive who threaten your group?(providing for the common
defense)
- How
will you make sure that the improvements you make on the island
(such as shelters, fireplaces and the like) will be used fairly?
(promoting the general welfare)
- How
will you make sure that group members will be free to do what
they want as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else? (securing
the blessing of liberty to ourselves)
- How
will you make sure that the rules and organizations you develop
protect future generations? (securing the blessing of liberty
to our posterity)
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Preamble
to the Constitution:
We
the People of the United States, in Order to form a more
perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility,
provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare,
and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our
Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for
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If
the students worked in groups, allow time for sharing.
Continue
by reading excerpts of the Constitution
There
are several versions of the Constitution for different grade
levels:
(Links
open in a new window; close that window to return to this page)
Explore
the timeline of the Constitution
(Links
open in a new window; close that window to return to this page)
The
Centuries of Citizenship: A Constitutional Timeline is an online
experience highlighting some of the key dates and events that
mark more than 200 years of our constitutional history. These
timeline entries, taken as a whole, tell the evolving story
of the U.S. Constitution and the continuing role that it plays
in our lives.
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/timeline/
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Test
Your Knowledge
The
test may be used as an opening activity. The
Constitution Test is available in Microsoft Word format.
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Who
Were the Delegates?
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Overview
of the Delegates
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The
Delegates in Art
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