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The Bill of Rights DBQ
Did the Constitution need a Bill of Rights?
Did the Constitution need a Bill of Rights? Students step into the 1787 ratification fight, weigh Hamilton, Madison, Brutus, and Jefferson, and decide who had the better argument.
Grade 8U.S. History 1600–1877Google Slides3 class periodsComing soon
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What's included
- Teacher presentation (12 slides) with speaker notes
- Full DBQ packet (29 pages) with documents, organizers, writing task, rubric and answer key
- Scaffolded version (8 pages)
The documents
- Federalist No. 1
- Federalist No. 10
- Federalist No. 51
- Federalist No. 84
- Brutus No. 2
- Jefferson's Letter to Madison
- Madison Proposes Amendments
Good to know
- Class time
- 3 class periods
- Format
- Editable Google Slides
- Answer key
- Included
Standards: KAS Grade 8: 8.C.CP.2, 8.C.PR.2, 8.H.CH.6, 8.I.Q, 8.I.UE, 8.I.CC
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