To celebrate Constitution Day, students in Kirk Spence’s 7th grade social studies class at Liberty Park Middle School role-played the Constitutional Convention. As part of this simulation, each student had a role in learning about the Constitution and explaining why it was so vital to the country to change the Articles of Confederation. To prepare for this project, students looked at the importance of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and James Madison, and examined the roles each played in shaping the country.
Students and teacher also discussed what it would have been like if some of the other significant “Fathers” had attended (such as Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, and John Adams). Later the students were asked to evaluate what it might be like if there was a 2015 Constitutional Convention.
