On Tuesday, September 17th we celebrated
National Constitution Day by traveling as an 11th grade class to
Philadelphia. On this date in 1787, more delegates signed the newly
formed constitution than any other day during the forming of our union.
At that time, they were unsure what kind of country they would get. They
hoped they were creating something new. They hoped they were creating a
place where men could have rights and be free from their oppressor.
Unfortunately, there were whispers of injustice in terms of freedom for
slaves and women. Nonetheless, our founding fathers participated in
this experiment of democracy for better or for worse.
10 points - Write
a paragraph or more explaining how our trip to Philadelphia to see the
National Constitution Center, Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, helped
you gain a better understanding of our democracy and/or our country.
10 points - React to two other students' posts (write a thoughtful , thorough response. Don't just say you like what they said, explain what you like about it.
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REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR NAME AND PERIOD AT THE TOP OF YOUR POST!
Aneesa Ahmat - Pd. 2
ReplyDeleteI believe our trip to Philadelphia provided a better understanding of our democracy and country. Our tour guide, Joe, talked about the history of the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall). He described the struggles our Fore Fathers went through to become a better and independent country. Additionally, the show at the Sidney Kimmel Theater taught me more about events that occurred during the 1700s. These events gave me a different viewpoint on our American history.
your comment is interesting because you talked about things you learned during the field trip.
DeleteLeah Randolph Pd. 2- I agree. It allowed me to get an inside perspective of these important moments in history.
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DeleteZhireonha Robles- this trip also helped me get a better perspective on the way the government works.
DeleteGabrielle Nimala PD:2
ReplyDeleteThis field was great because we learned a lot about the independence hall, the liberty bell and the amendments and the bill or rights. we walked to the buildings and answered questions while exploring then we ate at the food court and the food was good but expensive. then we went to a show and learn more about the preamble then we left Philadelphia.
I definitely agree. The food was way too expensive!
DeleteLeah - PD 2
Deletei learned that the constitution was signed in the independence hall i also learned that president Lincoln issued the Emancipation proclamation in January 1, 1863.
DeleteAneesa Ahmat Pd. 2
DeleteI also learned a lot when we visited the Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. I never knew that the Emancipation proclamation was signed on January 1, 1863.
i agree that the food was really expensive and we did learn a lot more in the show at the end.
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DeleteI agree we did learn a lot about the amendments but yeah I like the show at the end.
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ReplyDeleteIn the Independence Hall I learned the the 4th of July was not the actual date they spoke out it was not shared until July 8th.
DeleteLeah Randolph - Pd 2
ReplyDeleteThe trip was very informational and interactive at the same time. The tour we took gave a new perspective. It allowed me to learn better by feeling like I was there. I also learned a few fun-facts like the Liberty Bell weighs a little over 2,000 pounds and that Ohio's state flag is the only flag that isn't in the shape of a rectangle.
Tionne pd. 2
DeleteI agree that the trip was very informational.
Aneesa Ahmat Pd. 2
DeleteI also found our trip to Philadelphia to be very informative and it gave me a new perspective too. I never knew that Ohio's flag wasn't a rectangle.
It also allowed me to learn better like i was there in their shoes.
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DeleteTionne Brown pd. 2
ReplyDeleteYesterday on our trip to Philly I had a good time and I learned a lot. One this we did yesterday was go to the Independence hall. In there I learned that in one of those exact rooms was where America was started what I mean by that is that's where the constitution was signed at. After we left that location we walked a bit and visited Benjamin Franklin where I learned that he wasn't even born in Philly, he was born in Boston. Another thing I learned from the trip yesterday was that a lot happened with the government that basically made America the way it is today. I learned a lot about our country yesterday and about the state I live in.
Oh my gosh tionne this is so great i didn't know Ben Franklin was born in Boston this was a great experience you had-Tre'shaun PD.2
Deleteyeahh tionne our group was fun and i also learned a lot
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Zhireonha Robles- this experience helped provide me with new information on the way our country was before we added to the problem.
DeleteHey,My name is Tre'shaun from period 2 i had a lot of fun on the Philadelphia trip. I learned new things such as Dolley Madison visited Philly and while she was there her son and husband died from yellow fever. then she married James Madison and became the fist lady. I also learned that sea turtles were a famous dish in Philadelphia.
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Deleteit's interesting that we learned a lot of things and also had fun at Philadelphia.
this is very interesting i didn't know that
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Tionne Brown pd. 2
DeleteI don't remember hearing the name Dolley Madison while on the trip but I find it very interesting that you said while her and her family were in Philadelphia they died from yellow fever.
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DeleteMarquise Pd 2
DeleteI didn't know Dolly Madison was the first lady but I would never eat sea turtles !
Marquise Pd.2
ReplyDeleteOur trip to Philadelphia was helpful to my knowledge of the history of our constitution and about the independence hall. I learned a lot of new things like Tennessee's state flag having 3 stars, the liberty bell weighing just over a ton, and more. The trip was fun and but the experience and being in a new environment was the best thing about it.
Aundrea from PD4
DeleteYeah Marquise, when we got to the constitution center and got to see all the flags of the states I noticed that Tennessee's flag had 3 stars as well. I like how you put some of the facts you learned within our paragraph as well.
i think the trip was a good trip. it gave me a better understanding about our country and its history and why it became what it is today.in the independence hall when my tour guide was explaining what would happen in the room that we were in like the court room and the assembly room. also they told us about the liberty bell and that was very interesting.
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DeleteYeah, the trip gave us understanding about historic things about the country
DeleteI believe our trip to philly was to make us understand our democracy and country. when we went to the hall I learned more information on the founding fathers went through to become a better country these events gave me a different view on our history.
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DeleteShaniya: I do agree that I learned more about the past presidents and the founding fathers
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Visiting Philadelphia yesterday has provided me with a better understanding of our democracy and how the constitution came about. Going into the Independence Hall as well as the Liberty were the most fascinating to me. Seeing and getting to learn about how the liberty bell gained it's importance throughout history and it's meaning today.The liberty bell represents many symbols and meanings such as freedom, unity, equality and so much more.In summary, the trip to Philadelphia was exciting as well as interesting to learn more about what made our nation a more better union.
I liked that you were able to get a takeaway from the trip.
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I'm glad that you had a great time with your friends!
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Yesterday's Philadelphia trip allowed me to better understand how our country was formed, because of our trip to the Independence Hall. When our tour guide told us the tales of how our forefathers overcame struggles from beneath the foot of King Henry III. I was able to understand that the men who first formed our country, remained undeterred to do so. Being that they wanted both freedom, and the ability to explore and build upon the "new land" that is America!
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Imanol Pena
DeleteGreat point, I agree it was pretty impressive how they pushed past all of their struggles
I dont like this country but thanks for this information- Nia Burston
DeleteIt was fascinating to know where and how they collected their ideas to make important documents. - Michelle
DeleteOur trip to Philadelphia to see the National Constitution Center and the Liberty Bell was a very fun trip. I learned a lot of new things about the country and about the Liberty Bell. I learned that the Liberty Bell weighs a little over 2,000 pounds. I also learned that William Penn founded Pennsylvania as his "holy experiment." The Liberty Bell was taken to Allentown, PA for safe-keeping during the Revolutionary War. ~Alexis Jenkins pd.4
ReplyDeleteHey Alexis, I love how well you typed up your paragraph including some of the facts you learned while being on the trip. Something new I learned as well was that the liberty bell weighed well over 2,000 pounds like you stated.
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DeleteImanol Pena Pd. 4
ReplyDeleteThe trip to Philadelphia was an eye-opening experience to understand the importance of the experiment the Founding Fathers made in attempt to create a society where people can be free from British oppressors and have rights of their own that would come to be our Constitution. Throughout the different visits I began to really have an idea of what our forefathers sacrificed to create a union in a time where our country was hardly a country at all. It really just goes to show how badly our country wanted a chance at independence and a new life of our own bringing greater significance to important symbols such as the Liberty Bell or historical locations such as Independence hall still being maintained today. Having this trip was an important experience for us to realize how much we had to lose and what we would have missed out if our Founding Father's never made that leap of faith which became the deciding factor in the future of our country.
I liked that you were able to have a good time on the philly trip and was able to learn so much while doing so.
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I too wonder what our country would be like if no one took initiative - Andrew
DeleteThe trip that I went on yesterday really made me sad to be an American. Americans white wash everything and make everything seem so sunny when its really not. When i went to the museum it made me think "where were the black people this time" then I remembered "oh we were slaves ". The tour guide talked about how during that time that everyone loved and had respect for each other and treated each other equally. All i could think about at the time was all the stolen people and all the indigenous people who's land literally got stolen from them. I liked going to Philly though it was beautiful but the food wasn't that good. xoxo -nia burston
ReplyDeleteI agree with all of that - Andrew
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ReplyDeleteI learned a lot about independence hall and the making of our country that I never knew. I learned that they moved the liberty bell when the British were coming to keep them from melting it down to make cannons. I had a pretty good time but I hated the cheese steak
Imanol Pena
DeleteI learned a lot that I didn't before as well, didn't know about the cannon though, and I can agree that the food really wasn't that good.
i can agree when you say you learned how the bell was moved from its original site so it wouldn't melt
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I never knew about the cannons. I also agree that the food wasn't that great.
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Shaniya: I agree, I learned a good chunk of information yesterday that I did not know
DeleteWhen we there we visited the Liberty Bell first. The bell is famously known as an historical object because of it's large crack. We also went inside the Independence Hall. The U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence was signed in the Independence Hall. - Michelle
ReplyDeletei enjoyed seeing the bell in person and realizing how important it is in history the crack was pretty cool too
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Shaniya: I believe that this trip has broadened my views on the history of how this constitution was made. I also learned a lot about the liberty bell, how the weight of it is over 1 ton and has two names on it, John Stow and John Pass. It also was fun getting to have an experience in learning while having a good time.
ReplyDeleteI liked seeing the bell too. Great views.
Deletei learn a lot about the bell too -leonard
DeleteYesterday's Philadelphia trip showed me the importance of our rights as citizens of the united states. i learned some interesting facts about the liberty bell and how the constitutional rights were made. I learned to value the men who made the decision to change this country in such an impacting way.
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you did a beautiful job by explain the people who inspired you.
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This is an excellent point made to how the past influences the values people's views today.
DeleteLiberty bell was definitely an awesome part of the trip. The forefathers definitely deserve a lot of value for their actions.
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ReplyDeleteOn our trip to Philly I had learned many things about the constitution, liberty, and courtrooms how had not changed in all these years. while on the trip i learn a lot about the Liberty Ball and how it came from London. Another thing i learn what happen to the bell and how the ball got that big crack. The crack is because the metal was to bittle it crack on the first test flight it was recast two times. One more thing is that Pennsylvania is misspelled like this "Pensylvania".
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DeleteThe trip to Philadelphia yesterday was great because it served as an opportunity for me to learn about the things that happened far before, in the past. i learned about Benjamin Franklin with his ideas and inventions. I got to see the famous liberty bell and the reason behind the crack on the bell. Going for the trip also added to my knowledge of how the democracy worked at that time.
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GOOD - CHRISTINa
DeleteI like how you supported your introduction.
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Awesome! - Sasha Cooksey
DeleteI relate to thid because I wish to become an engineer in the future, so Ben is an inspiration
DeleteWhat I learned in Philadelphia was the liberty bell weighed over 2,000 pounds. the independence hall in 1776 was known as the corpenterl wall. the primary author of the declaration of independence was Thomas Jefferson. The colonist who supported the crown was tory. the president of the constitutional convention was George Washington.
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Yeah, i liked how you stated the year when the the independence hall was still known as carpenter's Hall
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Great!
DeleteGood memory. Their names are probably one of the most important parts of the trip
DeleteMy trip to Philly was interesting. I learned little things i didn't know about before but it was good useful information. And when were in the first building sitting down and talking about the various people in it. Also learned why Washington wasn't at the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Also small facts here and there about that time period. Graeme
ReplyDeleteI think Aneesa comment is really good because she goes into detail about what we learned and saw there. The same with Tionne, went into detail about what we all did and there had there own interesting opinion about it
I LIKED IT TOO- CHRISTINA
DeleteIt was cool to see the sights of yes the past times. it was also cool to see ben franklins grave. And the liberty bell in person. It was a cool sight. Thanks for this opportunity - christina
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ReplyDeleteThe trip to Philadelphia provided me with a better understanding for democracy by showing me the struggle that our Fore Fathers went through to establish freedom and democracy in our country.
Great! - sasha cooksey
DeleteI learned in philly that the Liberty Bell was rang on July 4th. I also learned that the bill of rights, declaration of Independence,U.S. Constitution was signed in the Independence Hall. It was interesting to see Benjamin Franklin's Tomb as well because its 229 years old. - Sasha Cooksey
ReplyDeleteOur trip to Philadelphia was great and informative way for us to learn more about our government and country. It served as a great outlet to gather information. I learned many different things about Benjamin Franklin with his ideas and his inventions. I also got to see the famous liberty bell and the reason behind the crack on the bell. This only added to my further knowledge. Going for the trip also added to my knowledge of how the democracy worked at that point in time.
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Our trip to Philladelphia was great, and I learned and saw plenty of things. My favorite thing to see was the liberty bell. The transportation fulfilled me on the history of how the bell used to be such a prized possession within the country, a target to steal. I also learned about the journey of democracy within America through the independence hall. The cheese steaks there were amazing, I can't wit to visit again.
ReplyDeleteThe bell was certainly an amazing sight to see, and the food was great too.
DeleteDuring the trip to Philly, I learned that there was an intense struggle for liberty. American went through many legal meetings to get their country running. They had to debate the Declaration of Independence, the constitution, etc. all in the same building. I also learned that we fought for democracy by even degrading the king's coat of arms.
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