Founding father tournament May the best win!

hook In a group of four. Brainstorm: What is a founding father? What attributes and traits make a great leader? How can you rank or classify leaders? Discuss and write the common ideas on a Sticky-Note.

In your group On your own Paper! 1st: Establish a rubric collaboratively, in what makes a great leader(l)/founding father(ff). 2nd: Each person is to read and take notes on 2 ff/l bios and grade them using the rubric. 3rd: Discuss the grades in your group and share your notes. 4th: Rank the Founding Fathers 1-8 based on the rubric. At the end you need to have all 8 bio notes. (All Notes Hand Written)

Tournament time With your top leader and the justification based on the rubric, debate another group with a different leader on your side of the room. Be sure to list the points and justification of what makes them more qualified. To determine a winner, everyone must vote. If there is a tie then you will rock- paper-scissors to progress. The non-winner will now join the team and be their support for when the take on the next opponent. The non-winner will still participate as a voting body as well. There will be several rounds: 1-Table, 2-Area (2 groups), 3-Region of the Class (up to 4 groups), 4- Final (Whole Class)

The winners Receive 5 free daily points this progress report. P.S. Quiz Friday over Declaration and Founding Fathers.

Warm-up Pick up the following 9 Week Calendar (belongs in folder) Student inventory (completed and returned to “Desk Tray”) Turn in any Kleenex to Desk (THANK YOU!) Discuss which Founding Father is the best and why? Quiz After Review Open-Note Handwritten

Charles Carroll (1737-1832) Charles Carroll was educated in Europe and quickly became involved with the revolutionary spirit when he returned to America. He was sent by Maryland to the Continental Congress. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and served on the Board of War during the Revolution. After the war, he helped set up the state government of Maryland and served in the U.S. Senate . He was the last surviving signer of the Declaration when he died in 1832 at the age of 95.

John Hancock ( 1736-1793) John Hancock (Massachusetts) publicly spoke out against the Stamp Act and the Boston Massacre. Hancock attended the First Continental Congress and in 1775 was elected President of the Second Continental Congress. He was the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence, signing largely at the center of the document. Hancock served nine terms as the first Governor of Massachusetts. He was known for his patriotism and dedication to the American cause of independence.

John Jay (1745-1829) John Jay (New York) is considered one of the Founding Fathers. He served as a member of the Second Continental Congress, and was one of the men along with John Adams and Ben Franklin sent to Paris to negotiate the peace treaty with England. He worked with Alexander Hamilton and James Madison and authored five of the Federalist essays. He was appointed him the first Chief Justice of the new U.S. Supreme Court. Appointed by John Adams, he probably averted another war with England by negotiated a treaty to resolve conflicts. He resigned from the Supreme Court and became the Governor of New York for two terms.

John Peter Muhlenberg (1746-1807) John Peter Muhlenberg (Pennsylvania) was the son of a Lutheran minister, becoming a minister himself. While in Virginia, he became a follower of Patrick Henry. He is said to have supported the American cause in a sermon in which he cited the verse from Ecclesiastes which begins with the words, ―To everything there is a season…a time of peace and a time of war. And this is a time of war.‖ He later served in the Continental Army fighting at Charleston, Brandywine, Stony Point, and Yorktown. He was also present during the winter at Valley Forge. After the war, he served in the Pennsylvania state government before being elected to the U.S. Congress.

Dr. Benjamin Rush (1745-1813) Benjamin Rush (Pennsylvania) became a prominent physician, writer, and one of the founders of the United States of America. In 1773, he became active in the Sons of Liberty in Philadelphia, attended the Continental Congress, signed the Declaration of Independence, and served as a surgeon general to the Continental Army. He later served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention . In 1797, he served as the Treasurer of the U.S. Mint. His deep religious faith led him to be an avid social reformer believing in such causes as abolition and prison and judicial reform.

Jonathan Trumbull, Sr. (1710-1785) Jonathan Trumbull Sr. (Connecticut) studied theology at Harvard and later served as a colonial governor of Connecticut. During the American Revolution, he became the only colonial governor to support the American cause. He was a strong supporter of General Washington and spent the war doing what he could to recruit troops and raise supplies for the cause. General Washington is said to have depended on him for these things during the trying times of the Revolution. Since he supported the cause, he was the only colonial governor to remain in power after independence was declared. Governor Trumbull died in 1785 and is buried in Lebanon, Connecticut.

John Witherspoon ( 1723-1794) John Witherspoon was born in Scotland, and in 1768 came America as the president of Princeton University . He was also a prominent Presbyterian minister and believed that morality was crucial to all those holding public positions of leadership. He instituted a required course called Moral Philosophy for his students, his most famous being James Madison. Witherspoon was elected to the Continental Congress and was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He served in the Congress all through the war and helped in the drafting of the Articles of Confederation. He later served as a delegate in the Constitutional Convention.

Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) Tocqueville was a French political thinker and historian who traveled throughout the United States from 1831-1833 where he examined the political and social nature of the United States. He authored Democracy in America, and described the “exceptionalism”‖ that he saw in America. His book dealt with many topics including religion, the press, class structure, and the role of government. Today it is still a text that is used in political science and history courses .

Get ready for the quiz Writing utensil, notes handwritten, and write your name and class number on top of the quiz. When finished turn into the “Turn in Tray”. Then complete the graphic organizer for the principles of constitution.