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The Founders’ Library: Thinking as a Founding Father

Students will examine the ideas that the Founding Fathers brought to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and use those ideas to analyze the Constitution and Bill of Rights and how it relates to their own lives.

 

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Grade: 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7
Standards: 6.1 - U.S. History: America in the World, 6.3 - Active Citizenship in the 21st Century, 1.1 - History of the United States and New York; Key Idea 1, 1.2 - History of the United States and New York; Key Idea 2, 1.3 - History of the United States and New York; Key Idea 3 , 1.4 - History of the United States and New York; Key Idea 4, 5.1 - Civics, Citizenship, and Government; Key Idea 1, 5.2 - Civics, Citizenship, and Government; Key Idea 2, 5.3 - Civics, Citizenship, and Government; Key Idea 3, 5.4 - Civics, Citizenship, and Government; Key Idea 4, 5.1 - Principles and Documents of Government, 5.2 - Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship, 5.3 - How Government Works
For: Educators, Families
Tags: Government, Bill of Rights, Free to Be You, Separation of Powers