Preparation Print out for classroom distribution copies of the Student Guide describing the activities of the project. Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera from American Memory . Classroom Activity Distribute the Student Guide describing the Broadside project. Introduce the Broadside Project to the class. In the computer lab introduce the students to American Memory .
Students complete the assignment in class.
The Reading Assignment uses the text, The Enduring Vision . Introduce the Special Presentation as a review of events from the Revolution up to the ratification of the Constitution. Ask students to read the entire presentation, paying special attention to the sections that talk about the problems that arose after the Revolutionary War under the Articles of Confederation. Students are to note down 4-5 problems that the nation was facing, with particular attention to the years under the Articles. In class discussion, students brainstorm and list problems that faced the nation under the Articles of Confederation.