Constitution Convention
The organizers of the Federal Convention decided to take advantage of a newfangled piece of technology – computers. A social network has been created for our convention, and you will create a delegate page that contains information you will need to get your point across and succeed at the convention.
Getting started …
- Click on the badge for your period’s convention.
- Create an account on Ning! using your email and password. Write down your username and password!
- Begin to create your profile. For your member name, type in your delegate name. As you complete your delegate research, you will be able to add a profile picture and complete your profile questions.
- Begin to research the views of your delegate and the topics that influenced the delegates at the convention.
You are expected to complete the following for your delegate Facebook page …
- Biography – Your biography should be pretty general and cover the most important aspects of your background, and it must be written in first person. You should limit this entry to about 100 words. Check out General Washington’s page for examples.
- Answers to profile questions – Use your delegate handouts and online sources to complete these questions. Each answer should be written in first person and should be understandable to you (in other words, you may say it in the convention). For two of the questions, you must have an actual quote from the convention AND be able to explain the quote in your own words. Your profile responses will be evaluated on accuracy, clarity, and use of quotes. You may want to type these on Word or Google Docs and cut and paste them into your page. You also want to print these, since they will serve as your “script” for the convention. This section is the most important part of the preparation process.
- Photo album – While there are no photos of your delegate, there are certainly images of the delegate and other historical material relevant to your delegate. You should have at least three (3) pictures in your photo album, each with a first person quote describing the picture. Check out General Washington’s page for examples.
- Forum responses – Questions will be posed on the forum each day and you must respond to each question in first person based on your viewpoints. Your responses will be evaluated on perspective, detail, and effort. Try to interact with other’s responses as well!
- Friends –You should browse the other delegates’ pages and determine with whom you will be friends. Think about location, size of sate, and views on the strength of the government.
- Poll response – Polls will be posted a couple of times, and it would be great if you voted.
- Reviews – These quick quizzes will help you check your understanding of the material we discuss.
- Have fun with this activity. You can trick up your page with some creative additions, change the color, add more historical coolness, comment on other’s sites, join groups …
- Interaction with other delegates– Use the technology to stretch your learning and hold discussions and debates with other members of the conventions network. Pose questions, make comments, develop friendships … anything historically accurate!
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