Constitution Contest — Here's How to Enter

Students: Erion and Jennifer

Today is an important day in U.S. history — the U.S. Constitution was created. To help celebrate the occasion, ConstitutionalFacts.com has a contest open to students. Go to the website, read about the contest, and tell Hillwood Herald readers about it. Answer the five W's: who, what, when, where, and why. Also, how many people entered the contest last year and how many were from California. Ask Ms. Moorhead to help you link to the contest entry form. Also, give at least two ideas for what a student could draw for the contest.

Remember to include links, sources, and images with your blog post.

Congress Is Back in Session: Go to the Source

Student: Faryn

Watch the video below and then write an article that explains what "primary" documents students can use to research the start of Congress. Look at some of the primary materials, or documents, that the Library of Congress has scanned for the public to use. Here is another U.S. government resource. Ms. Moorhead will help you understand these in class.

Once you have a good sense of the video and one or two primary documents, write a news story highlighting the video, one or two primary sources, and why primary materials are better then, say, Wikipedia.