1. 8 th Grade Social Studies

2. Complete the Constitution Research Questions with a partner. Check the accuracy of the answers with your teacher. Correct answers are worth 2 points each for a total of 50 possible points.

3. Using the information that you learned in the answers to your research questions, create a factual statement for each of the letter’s of the word: CONSTITUTION. Example: Congress has the power to declare war. Only the Senate has the power to approve treaties. No one under the age of 35 can be elected as president. S………

4. Create a poster using the word CONSTITUTION and the factual statements that you came up with for each letter. The letters in the word: CONSTITUTION should be highly visible and the most predominant part of the poster. The factual statements should also be visible and legible. Make your creative color choices and graphics relevant to the historical topic. (I will provide you with the poster paper.)

5. The poster is worth 30 points. 2 points for each accurate, factual, legible statement 6 points for creativity and design Due Date: Monday, 9/29/2014