Under Construction. This page will contain 17 (in honor of September 17th) lessons and lesson ideas to help you celebrate federally-mandated Constitution Day. Still under construction.

Federalist Blog

Blog why the Constitution should or should not be adopted. Can have a competition between classes or schools. Students blog under historical name and not their own.

The Founders, Redux

Write the Bill or Rights to take into account modern day issues such as technology.

Writing a Constitution for FRUSA Writing speeches for deliver for and against ratification
Writing a speech to deliver during the convention Media coverage of the convention: newspapers, TV, radio, Internet
"Person-on-the-street Interviews about views on ratification or on the provision themselves. Make a poem collage
Drawing the Constitution Reenact the Constitutional Convention
Amendment Charades Guess Who?
Students dress up at a Founding Father (or mother) and present information about their person.
Follow the Convention
Students write a newspaper about the debates taking place during the convention. They can interview the participants, make political cartoons, etc.
Amendment College Bowl