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= Welcome to this EXPLORATION of the U.S. Constitution! =

Getting Started

 * Before you begin your exploration, let's write about what you currently know. Select the Prior Knowledge page (shown in the margin on the left side of this page) and follow the instructions listed on that page.

Project Summary:

 * We are going to be learning about the Constitution of the United States by completing various assignments both individually and as teams with collaborative effort. Some of these assignments will require some contemplative thinking on top of historical research. Each assignment will include 2 grading rubrics. There will be a grading rubric for CONTENT and PARTICIPATION (each team member must enter their specific participative role for each day). Hopefully, by the end of this academic year, everyone will be Constitutional experts.
 * A TRIVIA contest will accompany this project. There will be opportunities to earn trivia points both individually and as a team. Upon completion of each assignment, everyone will take a quiz on what they have learned. The team with the highest number of correct answers earns 3 trivia points, second place earns 2 points, and thrid place earns 1. Ties will award the points to all teams in the tie. You will be assigned to different teams for each assignment. The goal is for team members to act as learners and teachers with other team members.

The NAVIGATION BAR on the left side of the screen lists pages you will find helpful.

 * Pages preceded with a number ONE provide informational links.
 * Pages preceded with a number TWO are assignments.
 * Pages preceded with a number THREE are TEAM pages. These pages will be edited (by you) when directions in an assignment instruct you to.
 * The page preceded with a number FOUR is the TRIVIA page showing individual rankings in the TRIVIA contest.
 * Pages preceded with a number FIVE are VOCABULARY summaries.
 * Pages preceded with X0-X9 are old lessons used in a previous year.