23 August 2012 一
 Get out a sheet of paper. Today we are
PAPER BOXING.
After you are done folding your paper, write your full name in the upper right-hand corner.
Under your name, write today’s date.
Under the date, write CIVICS and the period you have civics.

Label the four boxes Books, Movies, Music, and Television.
Think about your three favorites for each of these categories.
You have six minutes.
You can TALK about this in your groups, as well.

 Please put your paper away into your binder.
 We will now have a tiny bit of lecture (with no note taking).

 American Revolution Starts
 Declaration of Independence
 American Revolution Ends
1775
1776
1783
What happened here?
 George Washington takes office 1789

After declaring independence and fighting off
England, our government was based on a document called the Articles of Confederation.
The Articles of Confederation got us through the war victorious, but once the battles were over, the founding fathers realized that the government of the Articles of Confederation could no longer rule the states.

There was no way to change the Articles of
Confederation.
Members of Congress, leaders of state governments, and
Revolutionary War veterans met together in
Philadelphia, the largest city in the United States at the time.
The Library Company, one of the nation’s first libraries, provided books and reference material for the Convention delegates.

I will now pass a copy of the Constitution to each group.
Give one or two pages to each group member.
Next, I am passing out the Founders’ Library and its
Influences on the Constitution worksheet to each group.
Put each group member’s name on the line at the top as well as writing the date and period you all have civics.

Finally, I am passing out ‘library books’ that the founders used as influences while writing the Constitution.
Each group will get one ‘library book’. After reading that ‘book,’ the group will have to read through the Constitution and the first ten Amendments.
When you find a place where that thinker’s influence is apparent, get out the worksheet. Write the author’s name next to the article or amendment he inspired.
Most authors will be an influence for many parts of the
Constitution, so don’t stop just because you found one inspired passage. After fifteen minutes, we’ll switch to another ‘book’.

Time for a new ‘book’!
Each group needs to return their old one and get a new ‘library book’. After reading that ‘book,’ the group will have to read through the Constitution and the first ten Amendments.
When you find a place where that thinker’s influence is apparent, get out the worksheet. Write the author’s name next to the article or amendment he inspired.
Most authors will be an influence for many parts of the
Constitution, so don’t stop just because you found one inspired passage. After ten minutes, we’ll stop for today.

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Think about the list of your influences you wrote earlier.
In your head, make a complete sentence about how that influence has affected your life.

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 Get your group’s worksheet from the front desk. Pick up a paper-clipped copy of the Constitution, as well.
 When the bell rings to begin class, I will hand your group a new ‘book’ to work with.

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After reading you first ‘book’ today, the group will have to read through the Constitution and the first ten Amendments.
When you find a place where that thinker’s influence is apparent, get out the worksheet. Write the author’s name next to the article or amendment he inspired.
Most authors will be an influence for many parts of the
Constitution, so don’t stop just because you found one inspired passage.
After twelve minutes, we’ll switch to another ‘book’.

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Time for a new ‘book’!
Each group needs to return their old one and get a new ‘library book’. After reading that ‘book,’ the group will have to read through the Constitution and the first ten Amendments.
When you find a place where that thinker’s influence is apparent, get out the worksheet. Write the author’s name next to the article or amendment he inspired.
All authors influenced many parts of the Constitution. Don’t stop just because you found one inspired passage.
After twelve minutes, we’ll move on to our next activity.

Get out a sheet of paper and fold it like a hot dog.
Copy questions onto the left side and answer them on the right side.

Together, we will share our information so that we all have the benefit of each others analysis.
(So write down information that you haven’t seen yet)
When I call on your group, please tell me who influenced…
Article I
Article II
Article III
Article IV
Article V
Article VI
Article VII

Together, we will share our information so that we all have the benefit of each others analysis.
(So write down information that you haven’t seen yet)
When I call on your group, please tell me who influenced…
Amendment 1
Amendment 2
Amendment 3
Amendment 4
Amendment 5
Amendment 6
Amendment 7
Amendment 8
Amendment 9
Amendment 10

 Did one thinker or book have more influence on the
Constitution?
Yes, _____ seemed to have a lot of influence on the
Constitution.
No, everyone seemed to have an equal amount of influence on the
Constitution.
 Some have called the
Constitution one of most revolutionary documents ever produced. If all of these works had been written before the
Constitution was ever conceived, how can it be revolutionary?
Even though it reuses a lot of ideas, the Constitution can be considered revolutionary because
________
 What other documents, ideas, or events do you think should have been included?
I think _____ should also have been included in the Constitution.

in your life
books, movies, music, and television that you like.
Pick two and write two paragraphs (at least six sentences each)
that start with this sentence:
America would be better if more people read ______.
America would be better if more people saw the movie ______.
–or-
–or-
America would be better if more people watched the show ___.