WE HAD TO MEMORIZE A PIECE OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. IF WE CAN RECITE THAT PIECE IN FRONT OF THE CLASS PERFECTLY WE DON'T HAVE TO WRITE IT DOWN.IF WE MESS IT UP WE CAN STILL WRITE IT DOWN TO GAIN POINTS, BUT THEN WE HAVE TO WATCH ON OUR SPELLING. AFTER THAT WE HAD TO CONVERT THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TO MAKE IT SO A LITTLE KID COULD UNDERSTAND IT. THEN WE PUT IT IN CURSIVE IN PEN AND AGE IT.