Task


It's September 17, 1787, the final draft of the United States Constitution has just been sent to congress and will now be sent to the states to be ratified.

Your job as an employee of your home state newspaper (pick one of the states existing in 1787*) is to provide news to the public about the important event that has just taken place. You must communicate this information to your readers! It's a big job!

* States to choose from are:

Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, South Carolina, Connecticut, Maryland, Delaware, North Carolina, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Georgia, New Hampshire or Rhode Island.

Use these graphic organizers to help you take notes and provide a list of sources at the end of your newspaper.

Bibliography Organizer and Topic Organizer

Introduction  |  Task  |  Process  |  Resources  |  Conclusion  |  Evaluation