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Founding Thinkers Facebook Quiz

Driving Question 1: In what ways were the contributions of the 'Founding Thinkers' significant, unique, and lasting?
Driving Question 2: What are the Constitutional Underpinnings of Democracy?

Problem Statement: 
How can we as... [History Professors at Harvard University] or technological historians,
[Do]...  create a functional and interesting, yet factually accurate facebook quiz, by utilizing primary resources and research,
So that... the public will be drawn to the National Archives, while also informing them about the nation’s founding thinkers and     
                   their contributions to the Constitution and democracy?

Project Essentials

Entry Document
K/NTK's/NS (trello) (mightybell)
Project Teams/Groups

Project Management Tools

Project & Group Management Log
Group Contract
Critical Friends Protocol
Critical Friends Feedback Form

Assessment & Guidelines

Project Rubric
Collaboration Rubric
Critical Thinking Rubric
Oral Communication Rubric
Work Ethic Rubric
Written Communication Rubric
Peer Evaluation/Feedback

School Resources

Post-Project

Post-Project Assessment Rubric
Post-Project Assessment Form
Facilitator Reflection
Student Self Reflection

Project Resources

Quizzes
Founder's Quiz (constitutioncenter.org)

Constitutional Foundations
Founding Fathers (constitutioncenter.org)
Excerpts from Founders' Library
Interactive Constitution
Map of Philadelphia
Convention 101

Revise Constitution?

Facebook
National Archives' Facebook Page 
Facebook's own quiz site

Quiz Creation
SnapApp
Quibblo
Testrific

Images
Currier & Ives Clip Art
The Mini Page US Constitution Feature

Primary Sources

Study the Constitution (constitutioncenter.org)
National Archives Founders' Page
National Archives Constitution Page
National Archives Constitution Docs Page

Federalist 9
Federalist 10
Federalist 47
Federalist 51

Founder 101
John Adams
Sam Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Ben Franklin
James Madison & George Mason

Founder Writings
Jefferson's Notes on State of VA
Jefferson to Madison
Hamilton vs. Madison
John Adams to Abigail Adams
Franklin on 'Savages'

Influential on Founders
John Locke's Second Treatise

Class Resources

Reference
dictionary (wordnik)
Bibme.org
EasyBib
citationmachine.net
Foundations

Federalist Papers Indexed at Constitution.org
Yale's Avalon Project
National Archives' Constitution Page
Founders' Constitution (U chicago)
Congress (Article I)
Library of Congress Web Guide
538 Blog
Library of Congress THOMAS
Census 
Congress Link
Contacting the Congress
Clerk of the House
Executive (Article II)
Politico's 44 blog
UVA's Miller Center
Fed Stats
Electoral College
Judicial (Article III)
Rules of the Supreme Court
SCOTUS blog
AP Test
AP Central
Politico's AP GOV Test Prep
AP Exam Review
General
USA.gov
Cagle Cartoons
Annenberg Civics site
A Brandeis U. Gov Course
Latest "News"
Daily Kos
Drudge Report
FactCheck.org
Huffington Post
PoliticsTV.com
The Hill
Townhall.com

Connect:

  • Anacostia HS
  • Partnerships
    • THATClass
    • THATSummer
    • Alley Life
  • PBL
    • project methodology
    • skills AND content
    • authentic assessment
    • evaluation (grades)
    • reflection
    • why PBL?
    • Founding Thinkers FB Quiz Project Model