In thinking about the founding fathers and their journey from Declaration of Independence through Constitutional Convention and the eventual Bill of Rights, who were the heroes in our story? Name at least 3, and identify what makes them heroic.
Please see the Heroes of the Constitution project folder linked to right on the blog to see the project staffing assignments.
Due today:
- Leadership team will meet to establish key dates/milestones
- Writers will review all ideas from the class (mailed to Samie and Sydney in periods 1 and 2), taking the good ones.
- Writers/leadership team to finalize important concepts that must be featured in the video, key people to be featured.
- AD will write to Ms. Thurmond to secure/source costumes, props, etc. Comes up with possible (rough draft) actors, costume requirements, potential props, furniture, makeup, etc.
- Band/Musicians-will try to learn song
- Production crew will start to plan for shoot in terms of perfecting depth of field, lowlight, keylight, green screen (and reduction of reflected green in talent on cam) and rim light shots, monitoring audio on cam for levels with good signal to noise ratio, practice with boom, practicing these concepts to perfect them. By the end of class you will have several practice shots that successfully demonstrate these concepts so you will know how to apply them to the music video when ready. Production lead and crew will determine other technical issues you might confront and how to deal with them, for example, how might you get audio into the studio for lip sync during the recording of actors?
- Production and post production leads will come up with a strategy for daily transfer of media from cams to server.
- Post production leads and team members will strategize how to do daily backups, share files, and store files, coming up with a plan to support the project from an edit standpoint. What are the various file types, where will they be stored?
- After Effects group will start to learn the software by looking at video tutorials and working with the effects. Please click here for a link to Adobe TV (or access through the sidebar). Do Getting Started Tutorials 1- 11.
- Effects Lead will come up with a list of possible effects that may be needed and identify how those effects might be produced. This can be done through existing knowledge or google research, or work with Mrs. L.
George Washington was a hero because he took the leadership position at the Convention, Thomas Jefferson was a hero because he wrote the Declaration, and Benjamin Franklin was a hero because he was present through the entire time, Declaration, Articles, Convention, and beyond.
ReplyDeleteBenjamin Franklin, Thomas Hamilton, Roger Sherman. Ben Franklin was a really cool guy. He did everything - scientist, entrepreneur, businessman. Thomas Hamilton was a moderate, he essentially made the Constitution a moderate-right leaning document. Roger Sherman was also a cool guy, he made really good decisions. He proposed a lot of cool ideas. He made the Conneticut Plan with Oliver Ellsworth.
ReplyDeletethree heroes stood out, james madison, roger Sherman, and alexander Hamilton. James madison and alexander hamilton are important because they called the constitutional convention. Roger Sherman is important because he created the great compromise which was the layout for the government of today.
ReplyDeleteThree Heroes are Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, and William Paterson, they each played important roles in the constitutional convention. William Paterson came up with the New Jersey plan as part of the constitutional convention for representing the smaller states. Roger Sherman came up with the great compromise which was the base for the constitution and then Thomas Jefferson came up with the Declaration of Independence which started the constitutional convention.
ReplyDeleteGeorgy Washington: he was a General of the continental army during the American Revolution.
ReplyDeleteRodger Rodger Sherman: He came up with the great compromise.
Jamey Madison: Formed the Constitutional Convention
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ReplyDeleteJames Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and Roger Sherman are the three heroes. Roger Sherman is a hero because he created the Connecticut plan which settled a huge conflict about representation in the houses. James Madison because he was the one who wrote the Bill of Rights and was able to see what was missing in the Constitution that needed to be a part of the bill. Thomas Jefferson is a hero because he wrote the Constitution and was one of people who supported it.
ReplyDeleteJames Madison, Roger Sherman, and Alexander Hamilton
ReplyDeleteJames madison and Alexander hamilton both wanted to create a constitution and scrap the Articles. Both came prepared to the meeting, with their own new ideas for the Constitution
Roger sherman Presented the Conneticut plan to help make a compromise.
Roger Sherman: Combined the two plans of Randolph and Patterson to form a structured representation of states
ReplyDeleteMadison: "Father of the Constitution" worked so hard to make sure that the Constitution had no faults that he was labeled thusly.
Ellsworth: Helped Sherman in creating a stable law for representation for states no matter their size.
Roger Sherman- Compromised and did the Connecticut plan
ReplyDeleteJames Madison -Formed the Constitutional Convention , bill of rights
George Washington- President, general of the army
George Washington was a hero because he was the president of the Convention and the general of the Revolutionary War, and the president of the United States. Thomas Jefferson was a hero because he wrote the Declaration of Independence and his queen was John Adams or Sally Hemming. Ben Franklin because he was the old dude in all 3 Conventions. He lives in Independence hall.
ReplyDeleteJames Madison- Called the Constitution together and came up with a three-house gov
ReplyDeleteAlexander Hamilton- Wanted to scrap the Articles of Confederation and put down Shays Rebellion
George Washington- The first mascot of America
Roger Sherman- called for peace and logic amongst those in Congresss
Benjamin Franklin- The cute grandad with great wisdom and a great personality
Thomas Jefferson important since he wrote the Declaration of independence, George Washington was the leader during the continental army and James Madison since he is the one that wrote the bill of rights.
ReplyDeleteAlexander Hamilton- Alexander was important because he created the national bank.
ReplyDeleteJames Madison- Madison was important because he called the constitutional convention.
Roger Sherman- Roger created the great compromise which solved the dispute between the big states and the smaller states.
George washington because of his leading role in the convention. Roger Sherman because he helped create a compromise that worked for everyone. Alexander Hamilton because he called the convention
ReplyDeleteThomas Jefferson was one of the most important people because he was a prime person to write the Declaration. George Washington because he was a prime leader figure in the Constitution. James Madison because he proposed the most ideas that were important. Also Benjamin Franklin because he actually helped write parts of the Constitution.
ReplyDeleteThomas Jefferson was a hero of the Constitution because he wrote most of the Declaration of Independence. Roger Sherman was a hero because he came up with the Connecticut Compromise, and James Madison was a hero because he contributed the most ideas and was present throughout the whole developmental process of the Declaration.
ReplyDeleteGeorge Washington- General in the Revolutionary war
ReplyDeleteThomas Jefferson- Was the main author of the Declaration of Independence
Roger Sherman- Came up with a compromise and the Connecticut Plan
Hamilton: suggested to strengthen the central government
ReplyDeleteSherman:proposed a lot of ideas led discussions and introduced many concepts
Madison: "Father of Constitution"
Roger Sherman - He created the Great Compromise, solving the dispute between the big states and the small states on legislative representation.
ReplyDeleteAlexander Hamilton - He used the elastic clause in the Constitution to create a national bank, helping solve the national debt and the inflation of the nation.
James Madison - He and Alexander noticed the flaws of the Articles of Confederation, calling a meeting to fix the flaws of the Articles of Confederation.
George Washington was a iconic figure since he's tall commanding and a natural leader. Thomas Jefferson was one of the main contributors to the Declaration. Benjamin Franklin was always around making sure everything worked out; since he was the oldest and the wises of them all.
ReplyDeleteGeorge Washington played a large role in uniting everybody and ensuring that people got what they wanted. James Madison had many many ideas and documents in his diary to help the Constitution become what it is, many of his ideas were used in its creation. Thomas Jefferson, the writer of the document, helped shape the Declaration to what it is today.
ReplyDeleteThomas Jefferson- made the DOI
ReplyDeleteBenjamin Franklin- one of the main founding fathers) but more than that, he was key in the fact that he convinced the French to help us fight the British
James Madison- Father of the Bill of Rights
George Washington- he was a General in the Revolutionary war
ReplyDeleteThomas Jefferson- he Was the main author of the Declaration of Independence
Roger Sherman- he Came up with the great compromise and the Connecticut Plan
Thomas Jefferson- Wrote Declaration of Independence and lead advocate for Bill of Rights
ReplyDeleteJames Madison- Father of the Constitution
Roger Sherman- Made the Connecticut Plan (The Great Compromise)
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ReplyDeleteThomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence.
ReplyDeleteRoger Sherman created the Great Compromise to make small states and big states happy.
George Washington was the president of the constitutional convention, and he fought in the revolution.
Some heroes in the constitution where Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, and William Paterson. William Paterson made the New Jersey plan as part of the constitutional convention, he represented the smaller states. Roger Sherman came up with the great compromise. Thomas Jefferson helped with the Declaration of Independence which begin the constitutional convention.
ReplyDeleteGeorge Washington helped unite everybody and ensure a proper government is in place.Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. James Madison established the Bill of Rights. Roger Sherman came up with the Great Compromise and the Connecticut Plan.
ReplyDeleteSome leaders of the constitution are Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Roger Sherman, Thomas Jefferson. They all helped form the Constitution and our basic rights that we have today in society
ReplyDeleteGeorge Washington - president of constitutional convention
ReplyDeleteThomas Jefferson - made declaration of independence
Benjamin Franklin - oldest and wisest
George Washington was a significant figure because he is tall commanding and a wise leader. Thomas Jefferson was the main contributor to the Declaration of Independence. Benjamin Franklin was always around making sure that everything went smoothly; since he was the wisest and the oldest of them.
ReplyDeleteThomas Jeffereson was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence.
ReplyDeleteGeorge Washington was the main leader and General of the Revolutionary War.
James Madison was the Father of the Bill of Rights.
George Washington - he helped out in the Revolutionary War
ReplyDeleteRoger Sherman - the Great compromise
James Madison - he set up the 3 house government and Bill of Rights
George Washington - took a leadership role at the constitutional convention
ReplyDeleteThomas Jefferson - wrote the declaration of independence
James Madison - greatly contributed to constitution and bill of rights
Roger Sherman - Great Compromise
George Washington was the commander in chief in the revolution, Thomas Jefferson was one of the founding fathers and the third president of the United States and he wrote the declaration of independence, and James Madison wrote the Constitution
ReplyDeleteRoger Sherman - Provided the compromise for the representation of our government
ReplyDeleteGeorge Washington - Was a hero in the Revolutionary War and the president at the constitutional convention.
James Madison - Wrote the Constitution
Thomas Jefferson-He wrote the Declaration of Independence and was a Son of Liberty
ReplyDeleteGeorge Washington-he was the 14th President of the United States according to
Mr.Torrens. He also was a main general in the Revolutionary War.
James Madison-wrote the Bill of Rights.
James Madison, who created a strong federal government; Thomas Jefferson, who advocated for the Bill of Rights; and Roger Sherman who helped the Constitutional Congress on the Connecticut Plan.
ReplyDeleteGeorge Washington - played a large role in uniting everybody and making sure people got what they deserved.
ReplyDeleteThomas Jefferson - was one of the main writers of the Declaration of Independence
Alexander Hamilton - created the national bank
george washington: the leader of the army and the first president
ReplyDeleteroger sherman: great compromise
thomas jefferson: wrote most of the Declaration of Independence
Heroes of the constitution would be William Paterson, who made the New Jersey plan, Thomas Jefferson was the main writer of the declaration of independence, James Madison wrote the constitution.
ReplyDeleteRoger Sherman- Made compromise to give a balance of power to the small states and large states through his Connecticut Plan which gave equal representation in Senate and representation by population in House of Representatives
ReplyDeleteJames Madison- Primary author of Constitution ("Father of Constitution")
George Washington- presided over the Convention
George Washington- Hero of the revolutionary War, he was a general
ReplyDeleteJames Madison- Father of the constitution, created the 3 houses
Benjamin Franklin- helped write the constitution
Thomas Jefferson was very important because he made the Declaration of Independence.
ReplyDeleteGeorge Washington was a general in the Revolutionary War and also he was the president of the constitutional convention.
James Madison was there the entire time.
George Washington- allowed the states to unite behind a singular leader, cementing their union....until the the civil war.
ReplyDeleteJames Madison- He wrote the constitution, creating something that all sides could agree upon and also eventually wrote the Bill of Rights.
Daniel Shay- Created the level of fear needed to inspire the states to get rid of the Articles of Confederation; creating a powerful executive branch.
George Washington was unanimously elected leader because of his victories in the American Revolution, setting the place for a new country.
ReplyDeleteThomas Jefferson led the effort to create the Declaration of Independence to essentially declare the united States.
James Madison secured the rights for the people of the new country by leading the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Three of the Glorious leaders of America are Patrick Henry, George Washington, and Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry because he proposed the Bill of Rights which is why we are not all in jail for not finishing homework. George Washington was the president of the Convention and was leader of the continental army. Finally Benjamin Franklin was securing friendly relations with other countries to allow the stated to grow without foreign interference
ReplyDeleteI think Randolph was important because he introduced a possible plan, the Virginia plan. Also, William Patterson came up with the New Jersey Plan. Roger Sherman most important because he was one one that created a compromise and made everybody happy.
ReplyDeleteRoger Sherman-developed a compromise that brought about progress when it seemed like the Constitutional Convention was on the brink of collapse, because of the argument between big state and small state representation. This compromise also made the constitution an entirely unique document.
ReplyDeleteAlexander Hamilton-pushed forward the ideas of a strong executive. Without Alexander Hamilton, an executive branch, something essential to the Constitution and United States government structure, might have not existed or would have had superficial power.
James Madison-was the first to propose to completely scrap the Articles of Confederation. He also created the Bill of Rights.