Annenberg Classroom Constitutional Convention. The interviews were conducted in connection with their participation in a simulation in which students worked in cooperative groups to develop a constitution for a hypothetical country and then engaged in a full class debate to. At the time these students were interviewed they were seniors at benjamin banneker senior high school in washington d c where they were enrolled in an ap comparative government course taught by matt johnson.
The teacher then introduces the film by providing key facts about the constitutional convention. Students work in cooperative learning groups to discuss and debate issues relating to the executive and legislative branches of government. Annenberg classroom the annenberg public policy center 202 s.
Students work in cooperative learning groups to discuss and debate issues relating to the executive and legislative branches of permistan and then come together as a whole class to participate in a constitutional convention.
The interviews were conducted in connection with their participation in a simulation in which students worked in cooperative groups to develop a constitution for a hypothetical country and then engaged in a full class debate to. The lesson closes with a simulation of a constitutional convention. Constitutional convention student perspectives. To ensure engagement during the film students are given the task of collecting a list of the many conflicts and compromises that went into the creation of a new american government.
