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    Suggested Activities For Constitution Day: General Resources

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    The document provides suggested activities for celebrating Constitution Day for grades 11-12. The activities include comparing drafts and final versions of the Constitution's Preamble, researching and comparing Founding Fathers, writing essays about the ratification process after watching a video, taking a virtual field trip to an exhibit and writing a persuasive essay, watching an animated video about amending the Constitution and writing an informative essay, playing an online board game about the Constitution, and watching short videos illustrating Constitutional principles and finding current examples. The activities encourage using online resources from the National Archives and other sites to learn about the history and principles of the US Constitution.

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    The document provides suggested activities for celebrating Constitution Day for grades 11-12. The activities include comparing drafts and final versions of the Constitution's Preamble, researching and comparing Founding Fathers, writing essays about the ratification process after watching a video, taking a virtual field trip to an exhibit and writing a persuasive essay, watching an animated video about amending the Constitution and writing an informative essay, playing an online board game about the Constitution, and watching short videos illustrating Constitutional principles and finding current examples. The activities encourage using online resources from the National Archives and other sites to learn about the history and principles of the US Constitution.

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    The document provides suggested activities for celebrating Constitution Day for grades 11-12. The activities include comparing drafts and final versions of the Constitution's Preamble, researching and comparing Founding Fathers, writing essays about the ratification process after watching a video, taking a virtual field trip to an exhibit and writing a persuasive essay, watching an animated video about amending the Constitution and writing an informative essay, playing an online board game about the Constitution, and watching short videos illustrating Constitutional principles and finding current examples. The activities encourage using online resources from the National Archives and other sites to learn about the history and principles of the US Constitution.

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    Suggested Activities for Constitution Day

    General Resources
    For some of the following activities, you might find it useful to have students refer to the actual
    Constitution. Visit the National Archives at
    http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution.html.

    Activities for Grades 11–12


    Comparing a draft of the Constitution’s Preamble to the final version, students respond to various
    prompts through an online discussion or short essay. Access We the People from the National Archives
    at https://www.docsteach.org/activities/teacher/we-the-people. Tip: This site works best in Chrome.

    Students compare and contrast the backgrounds and viewpoints of two or more Founding Fathers
    through an online discussion or short essay. Research America’s Founding Fathers from the National
    Archives at http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_founding_fathers.html.

    Students watch a video to learn about the process of ratifying the Constitution. Then they write a short
    informational essay about the documents discussed in the video. Watch The U.S. Constitution at the
    National Archives from the National Archives at http://www.archives.gov/calendar/constitution-day/.

    Students take a virtual field trip to the “Amending America” exhibit at the National Archives. Then they
    write a short persuasive essay convincing others to visit the exhibit. Visit the “Amending America”
    Exhibit from the National Archives at http://www.archives.gov/calendar/constitution-day/.

    Students watch a short animated video to learn about the process to amend the U.S. Constitution. Then
    they write a short informational essay describing the amendment process. Watch Amending America:
    How Do We Amend? from the National Archives at http://www.archives.gov/calendar/constitution-
    day/.

    Students learn the fundamentals of the U.S. Constitution and the basics of the government it
    established. Explore Learning Adventures: U.S. Constitution 1789 from the U.S. Government Publishing
    Office at https://bensguide.gpo.gov/. Click Master and then The U.S. Constitution: 1789 for more
    information about one of our founding documents.

    Students play an online board game to test their knowledge of the Constitution and American History.
    Choose Constitution Board Game from Texas Law Related Education (division of the Texas State Bar) at
    https://www.texaslre.org/games/.

    A series of seven short (under five minutes) videos illustrate the principles on which the Constitution is
    based. With additional online research, students can find current event examples of these principles in
    action today and share in an online discussion or short informational essay. Watch Liam Learns from
    Texas Law Related Education (division of the Texas State Bar) at https://texaslre.org/liam-learns/.

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