Research Topic: Drafting of the U.S. Constitution

Research Question: What Caused the Creation of Constitution?

Part 1: Brainstorming

Instructions: Brainstorm your thoughts on each question in preparation for creating an outline of your multimedia presentation, including specific examples as appropriate.

A) State three historical lenses that could be applied to your topic and explain how each lens can be applied.

B) Describe how one of the lenses you just identified might change how you approach researching your topic, thus affecting the historical narrative.

C) Discuss the conclusions you can draw from thinking about how history is told. Consider how historians are persuaded by their own biases, motivations, and influences of their time.

D) Describe how your research of a historical topic can help you understand contemporary issues in our lives, and try to list at least two related contemporary issues

E) After taking this course, what is your opinion about the statement "history repeats itself"? Do you think this is accurate? What information from the course guides you to this conclusion?

F) Discuss your obligation as a citizen of your society to understand the history behind issues that impact you every day. (Note that this does not specifically have to relate to your topic).