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Constitutional Conventions Research Projects

Overview:  We will be recreating the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 in class.  To do this, we will be taking the roles of the actual delegates.  This means we have to do some research on this important people!

Lets see if we can figure out the research process!

        Step 1                   	        Step 2  			        Step 3         

         Finished!

					Step 5				Step 4

We will then used this finished product as our guide to recreating the Philadelphia Convention.

Here is how we will grade each step

Step 1   10 pts

Step 2    10 pts

Step 3     50 pts

Step 4     10 pts

Step 5     10 pts       This will total one grade  (100 pts possible)

The final product will also be a separate grade (100 points)

Are you ready?  Let’s begin!

Step 1  

1.	When and where was the person born?
2.	What was their early life like?  (parents, education, where they lived)
3.	What was their occupation?
4.	Where did they live in the 1780’s?
5.	What important things did they do before 1787?
6.	What part did they play at the Convention?
7.	What happened in their life after the convention?
8.	When and where did they  Die?

Step 2

I.	Introduction
II.	Early Life
III.	Important Events as Adult
IV.	Role at Convention
V.	Later Life & Death
VI.	Conclusion

Step 3

Instruction sheet for notecards and bibliography.  Use George Washington as example.

Introduction to Library resources.

Step 4