Adapting
Project HISTORY
Thursday,
August 26, 2010: 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
Proctor
High School
Professor
Ralph Ketcham,
Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, History
Department:
The
Revolution and the New Nation (1763—1791)
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8:30 am |
Coffee/Danish |
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9:00 am |
Ketcham discusses dissatisfaction under British rule,
the background to the American Revolution, and the Revolutionary War |
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10:00 am 10:15 a.m. |
BREAK Questions and Comments |
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10:40 am |
Ketcham continues his presentation with a discussion
of the weakness of the Articles of Confederation, the need for a
Constitution, the debates in Philadelphia in creating the Constitution, and
the subsequent Ratification Debates period. |
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11:25 a.m. |
Questions and Comments |
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12:00 p.m. |
LUNCH |
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1:00 p.m. |
Professor Ralph Ketcham,
Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, History
Department and Research Associate Professor James Carroll, Syracuse
University Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Project LEGAL The
Ratification Debates: A Participatory Reenactment with Alexander Hamilton
(Federalist) and George Clinton (Anti-Federalist) |
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2:00 p.m. |
Distribution of J. Carroll with D.
Challenger, The Ratification Debates: A
Dynamic Approach to Understanding the Principles and Concepts in the United
States Constitution (Syracuse, NY: 1989)*
Following a brief overview of the structure of the text and the
accompanying Teacher Guide,
volunteers will be selected to participate in the teaching of some of these
lessons on Friday Selected Lessons presented from The Ratification Debates: A Dynamic
Approach to Understanding the Principles and Concepts in the United States
Constitution “Choosing a
Good Classroom Representative” (page 28 of The Ratification Debates text): |
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3:00 p.m. |
ADJOURN |