Context and Resources
As a facilitator you can structure your first year reading session in any manner you please. This guide will provide you some background information on Federalist 10 as well as provide you will some ideas for activities and approaches to your discussion. While you do not need to be a Political Scientist or Historian to facilitate a session, you made find it useful to glance at some of the materials referred to here.
Federalist 10
Introduction to Federalist 10 by Howard Lubert, Associate Professor of Political Science, JMU
A brief overview of Federalist 10 by the U.S. Department of State
A brief introduction to the Federalist papers entitled "Federalist Entry" is included in the "Background information to Federalist 10" on Blackboard.*
Anti-Federalists
Introduction to Brutus I by Howard Lubert, Associate Professor of Political Science, JMU
The Constitution
Introduction to the Constitution by Howard Lubert, Associate Professor of Political Science, JMU
Understanding our Constitution from the National Constitution Center
Additional Resources
- Click here for a variety of in-depth resources on the Federalist Papers, the Constitution, Articles of Confederation as well as biographies and timelines. Thank you to Kathy Clarke and Melissa VanVuuren
- Want to go even deeper? Visit the "documents" section of the Facilitator Blackboard site.*
- Click here to view the Federalist 10 booklet distributed to all first year students and facilitators.
- Review the four sidebars about Federalist 10 in the One Book (in Adobe Acrobat). Thank you to Howard Lubert for authoring these educational pieces
Sidebar 2: The Meaning of Faction
Sidebar 3: James Madison as Sam Spade
Sidebar 4: The Large Republic, Small Republic Debate
- *All first year reading facilitators have access to the resources posted Blackboard. Go to the JMU faculty/staff home page and click on "Blackboard" on the left side.
Log in with your eID and password
Under "My Organizations" click on "First Year Reading facilitators 2007"
Click on "Documents" on the left