Pre- learning activity: Bell Ringer Pre- learning activity: Using the “Bill of Rights” located in your planner (pg.4 white pages) Summarize each article using no more then 5 words.

Guiding Question: “For or against the Bill of Rights”?

“For or against the Bill of Rights”? http://teachinghistory.org/best-practices/examples-of-historical- thinking/24424 (3 or 6 minute version, skip first segment - optional) Federalists argued that the Constitution did not need a bill of rights, because the people and the states kept any powers not given to the federal government. Anti-Federalists held that a bill of rights was necessary to safeguard individual liberty

“For or against the Bill of Rights”? Identifying the argument/claim: Using the sources, annotate for the argument/claim identified within each source. This will help you understand that there are two sides to each argument.

Formative Assessment: “How did the Bill of Rights assist in developing our Constitution?”