Activity Overview
Activity #1 - Cause and Effect
You will have three days to complete the first assignment (Monday-Wednesday). The first day will be researching and figuring out the cause and effects seen in the Constitution. Many of these we have covered in class over the past few days. This will be completed on the second day as a paper-based rough draft of the timeline is developed. You may use your Cause and Effect Chart we create in class. The third day of this activity the students will have computer access and will work as a group to create the online timeline. If additional time is needed it may be completed during lunch, after school, or at home since the timeline is available from any computer.
Activity #1 - Cause and Effect
You will have three days to complete the first assignment (Monday-Wednesday). The first day will be researching and figuring out the cause and effects seen in the Constitution. Many of these we have covered in class over the past few days. This will be completed on the second day as a paper-based rough draft of the timeline is developed. You may use your Cause and Effect Chart we create in class. The third day of this activity the students will have computer access and will work as a group to create the online timeline. If additional time is needed it may be completed during lunch, after school, or at home since the timeline is available from any computer.
Activity #2 - Write
will only be for two days (Thursday-Friday). After completing the cause and effect timeline the research of the Constitution itself and its key aspects will have already been completed. The pairs will then have the day to translate these important points into modern day English to make an updated version of the Constitution. The second day will consist of any alterations the pair feels they need to make to the Constitution. Any edits must be submitted along with reasoning as to why they were deemed necessary.
will only be for two days (Thursday-Friday). After completing the cause and effect timeline the research of the Constitution itself and its key aspects will have already been completed. The pairs will then have the day to translate these important points into modern day English to make an updated version of the Constitution. The second day will consist of any alterations the pair feels they need to make to the Constitution. Any edits must be submitted along with reasoning as to why they were deemed necessary.
Activity #3 - Create
will last for an additional three days, possibly three and a half depending on how long the presentations run (Monday-Wednesday). The class will be assigned their new groups the preceding Friday after they finish they complete Activity #2. Over the weekend, their homework will be to research the possible current issues relating to the Constitution today. Monday they will meet as a group to decide what topic they would like to work on and then spend the class day figuring out the Constitutional relationship. Tuesday they will have the class period to develop a brief presentation or online book to explain the ideas that they came up with on Monday. Wednesday will be for presenting the classes current events. (Note: Groups will pick their current event and it will be announced what they are doing so that each group will do different current events)
will last for an additional three days, possibly three and a half depending on how long the presentations run (Monday-Wednesday). The class will be assigned their new groups the preceding Friday after they finish they complete Activity #2. Over the weekend, their homework will be to research the possible current issues relating to the Constitution today. Monday they will meet as a group to decide what topic they would like to work on and then spend the class day figuring out the Constitutional relationship. Tuesday they will have the class period to develop a brief presentation or online book to explain the ideas that they came up with on Monday. Wednesday will be for presenting the classes current events. (Note: Groups will pick their current event and it will be announced what they are doing so that each group will do different current events)
Now that you have read about what you will be doing, please click on Activity #1 to start your projects!