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Roles:
The Producer: You are to keep the group focused and on task. Make sure the members understand the task
and work to complete it.
The Director: You understand the need to collaborate and facilitate discussion
and consensus.
The Editor: You understand the importance of higher level thinking. You understand that this project requires
team members to analyze information and show some creative expression.
The F/X Specialist: You love to use the Internet, and technology
in general. You love to download images
and animations, use colors and backgrounds and know at least a little about a
lot of software. You help determine the
best vehicle or software to complete the project for presentation to the
instructor and class.
The Quest
(choose one)
You find yourself in late 18th century United States. Everything is just like you learned in
Social Studies class, except many of the technologies of today exist. You will assume one of the following roles:
1.
You are one of the 55 delegates selected to represent your
state at the Constitutional Convention.
2.
You are a reporter assigned to cover the Constitutional
Convention.
3.
You are a public relations person hired by the delegates who
wish to convince other delegates to ratify the new constitution or to convince
the population of the states to encourage their delegates to support
ratification.
The Task
(choose based on above)
1. You and your team are the delegates from ________________
(pick state or teacher assign). You
have each been asked to appear on a local talk show to present your position on
the proposed Constitution. Choose one
of the following:
Prepare a handout for
the talk show host with a brief biography and position for each member of your
delegation. Include:
State represented.
A picture if
available.
A biographical sketch
for each member which includes birthplace, and family and economic background.
The reasons each
delegate supports or opposes ratifying the Constitution in bullet form.
OR
You temporarily get
called back to your home state on an emergency, and will not be able to attend
the talk show. Prepare a video presentation to be aired on the talk show in your absence. Include all of the information above.
2.
You have been assigned to cover the Constitutional
Convention for the Philadelphia Gazette.
Create a 1-2 page
newsletter using a desktop publishing or word processing program. Write an article (or articles) about the
Convention. Include:
The number of
delegates originally selected to the Convention.
The state(s), if any,
that did not send any delegates.
The number of
delegates who actually attended, and number who never attended.
The oldest and
youngest delegates and their ages.
The professional and
societal backgrounds of the delegates.
The number of
delegates who signed the Constitution.
The names of
prominent delegates who voted for the Constitution and their reasons for doing
so.
The names of
prominent delegates who failed to vote for the Constitution and their reasons
for doing so.
Pictures and/or
graphics to enhance your article.
3.
Your
public relations firm feels the best way to win support for the proposed
Constitution is to inform the delegates who do not presently support
ratification, and the population in general.
Create
four-page brochure/pamphlet (8.5” X 11” page folded landscape) in a desktop
publishing or word processing program to gain support for ratification. Include
the following:
An
eye-catching cover
Highlight
the reasons for ratifying the Constitution on the next 2-3 pages (back cover
optional). Include credits/supporting
state names on back cover.
A
minimum of three images (clip art, digital images, etc.) to emphasize points
stressed by prominent delegates.
Font
style and size to enhance your publication.
OR
Create
a 60-second video commercial to be shown on national television. The commercial should highlight points of
the proposed Constitution and influence the population to contact their
delegates to ratify it.
OR
Create
a web site to inform the public about the proposed Constitution and win support
for ratification. The web site could be
a vehicle for the public to express their sentiment for ratification, or to
contact their delegates.
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