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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Ellen Fitanides

Ellen Fitanides

Ideas and Strategies of the Woman Suffrage Movement - 1 views

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    Provides a lengthy background on history of the Women's Suffrage Movement, but I particularly like the primary source documents at the end which include excerpts from an assortment of players in the movement in the early 1900's.
Ellen Fitanides

Are They Watching You Game on 4th Amendment Rights - 2 views

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    A simple, interactive game where students can click on items in a scene and find out if they are protected under their 4th Amendment rights.
Ellen Fitanides

Q's and A's on the Constitution - 1 views

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    A nice cheat sheet for teachers with questions (important and nice to know) about the Constitution AND the answers! Some examples include: Q. How long did it take to frame the Constitution? Q. From what classes of society were the members of the Constitutional Convention drawn?
Ellen Fitanides

Lessons to teach the Declaration of Independence - 2 views

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    These lessons (geared toward middle school or lower level high school) ask students to closely read the Declaration of Independence, summarize key parts of it, and then use persuasive writing and evidence from the document to answer open response type questions. These lessons address several Common Core Standards.
Ellen Fitanides

Comparing the Articles and the Constitution - 1 views

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    A nice, short, comparison of the language in both the Articles and the Constitution.
Ellen Fitanides

Founders on the defects of the Articles of Confederation - 1 views

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    Excerpt of letters from Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Morris,Henry Lee,and Henry Knox from the last years of the war to the beginnings of Constitutional Convention. The letters discuss specific problems with the Articles and give interesting insight into the views and characters of the people who went on to create the Constitution.
Ellen Fitanides

The Federalist Papers - 1 views

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    Written by Madison, Hamilton and Jay, (although anonymously) with the intention of helping to persuade New York to ratify the Constitution. These essays discuss specific provision of the Constitution in detail and can be used to gain insight into the intentions of the writers of the Constitution.
Ellen Fitanides

"The New Roof" by Francis Hopkinson argues for ratification of the Constitution - 1 views

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    This poem was written to promote passage of the Constitution. It makes the argument that the nation needs a "new roof" (the Constitution) as it's roof is in badly need of repair.
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