Arthur’s Corner: “The Constitution’s Penman”

by Professor Dennis C. Rasmussen

Podcast Listening Log PDF Log for use by students while listening to podcasts.

Daily Podcast Assignment: The assignment relating to “The Daily” is a NY Times podcast by journalist Michael Barbaro.

Podcast Analysis Instructional Example:  HGSS Instructional example of high-quality instruction using podcasts.

Presidential Podcast Project: Listening to Presidential, a podcast produced by the Washington Post and Lillian Cunningham.  Students then share information about their president with other students.

HGSS Podcast List: A List of podcasts from HGSS

The Framers United States Archives: Biographies of those that attended the Constitutional Convention.

Gouverneur Morris Speeches: Speeches made by Gouverneur Morris at the Constitutional Convention on slavery.

Biography & Information:  Gouverneur Morris and his history at the Constitutional Convention & beyond.

The Preamble's: historical background and origins.

Letter from Alexander Hamilton to Gouverneur Morris on the New York State Constitutional Convention.

Crash Course History video on the Constitutional Convention and its compromises.

Icivics.org The Road to the Constitution Lesson Plans: Icivics gives you ideas for lessons relating to the Constitutional Convention.

Annenberg Classroom: Framers of the Constitution or Founding Fathers:  Annenberg Classroom gives you various resources to use in your classrooms while teaching the Constitutional Convention.

Teaching American History American Founding Toolkit: Guided questions, primary documents, lesson plans, podcasts, and more relating to the Founding Era.