Ratification of the Constitution Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists Activity

The ratification of the Constitution and the debate between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists is a hard concept for students to grasp. Instead of the boring lecture and notes, try this activity instead! It will engage your students with a puppet show debate, and still challenge them with primary sources. Conclude the lesson with a card sort. This resource also includes Google Slides.
 

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The ratification of the Constitution and the debate between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists is a hard concept for students to grasp. Instead of the boring lecture and notes, try this activity instead! It will engage your students with a puppet show debate, and still challenge them with primary sources. Conclude the lesson with a card sort. This resource also includes Google Slides.
 
In this lesson, students will create a puppet show between a Federalist or an Anti-Federalist. These roles include: James Madison, John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, George Mason and Patrick Henry. The activity begins with a background essay and questions on the ratification of the Constitution. Then students will move into expert groups to prepare for a debate puppet show. They will research the point of view of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists using an essay and primary sources (all included).
 
Once the students have completed their research, they will create a puppet show on the ratification of the Constitution. Students will write a dialogue and present their puppet show to other students in the room.
 
Wrap up the lesson with a Constitution card sort activity!
 
Included in this lesson are:
 
– Detailed directions for the activity
 
– a background essay on the ratification of the Constitution and questions
 
– a graphic organizer for notes
 
– background essays on both the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists
 
– primary source quotes
 
– finger puppets or Popsicle stick puppets for props
 
– a rubric
 
– Constitution card sort to wrap-up the lesson
 
– 6 terms with images for your Word Wall
 
– Google Slides™ for distance learning
 
 
Please download the preview for detailed directions and samples! Updated for 2020.
 
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2019 US History TEKS
 
(17) Government. The student understands the dynamic nature of the powers of the national government and state governments in a federal system. The student is expected to:
(A) analyze the arguments of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists, including those of Alexander Hamilton, Patrick Henry, James Madison, and George Mason;
 
(29) Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired through established research methodologies from a variety of valid sources, including technology. The student is expected to:
(A) differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as media and news services, biographies, interviews, and artifacts to acquire information about the United States;
(B) analyze information by applying absolute and relative chronology through sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions;
(D) identify bias and points of view created by the historical context surrounding an event;
(E) support a point of view on a social studies issue or event;
 
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