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constitutional convention lesson plan template

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  • How did the delegates to the Convention resolve their differences of opinion through compromise?
    • Lindsay Andreas
      Lindsay Andreas on 30 Oct 09
       
      This is an excellent essential question for an entire unit because you can tie this directly back to prior lessons on the Continental Congress.
  • Assess the foundations and principles that led to the development of the Constitution.
    • Lindsay Andreas
      Lindsay Andreas on 30 Oct 09
       
      This is for Utah, but I would assume a similar objective/standard would be covered in DCPS.
  • A biographical list of our founding fathers.
    • Lindsay Andreas
      Lindsay Andreas on 30 Oct 09
       
      The National Constitution Center has an excellent biographical list of all of those that attended the convention, you can search by interactive map. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were not at the Constitutional Convention, as they were serving as ambassadors in Europe.
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  • This lesson should be taught after the Articles of Confederation are taught. Students should have a knowledge of what the Articles of Confederation were and why they failed to work.
    • Lindsay Andreas
      Lindsay Andreas on 30 Oct 09
       
      This is a time when chronological teaching is most helpful because the Article of Confederations is the entire basis for the Constitution and that connection should be a main emphasis. The movie 1776 is an excellent way to teach the Articles because it is a musical, which helps the students remember the people, which can be confusing. It is also a way to incorporate multiple intelligences.
  • Make sure to arrange groups so that struggling students will be included into stronger groups. If a large number of these students are present, the entire activity can be done in a group discussion format.
    • Lindsay Andreas
      Lindsay Andreas on 30 Oct 09
       
      Since we had our whole discussion about differentiation recently, I thought it was helpful that the lesson planners added a separate section for this.
  • Lindsay Andreas on 30 Oct 09
     
    I will be teaching the Era of the Constitution this upcoming Wednesday. When I was in US history in high school we did a cool simulation where we played the roles of the convention's members and I thought this was a pretty good lesson plan for doing such an activity.
Elliot Borg

National Constitution Center: Educators - 0 views

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Constitution founding revolution history resources convention

shared by Elliot Borg on 04 Oct 10 - Cached
  • Resources to engage students in the Constitution, current events and civic learning.
    • Elliot Borg
      Elliot Borg on 04 Oct 10
       
      Under "Classroom resources," teachers can find print resources links to sites that provide students with the tools they need to better understand the context and content of the Constitution
    • Elliot Borg
      Elliot Borg on 04 Oct 10
       
      This site uses decades of commentary and sites from other organizations to provide the most access points to students to promote a good learning environment for them all.
    • Elliot Borg
      Elliot Borg on 04 Oct 10
       
      In an American History or American Government class, this site would prove extremely useful to better my students understanding of the dense, old, and vague language of the Constituion.
  • Elliot Borg on 04 Oct 10
     
    The National Constitution Center in Philidelphia has a website that has information for the general public and educators. It has lots of information that teachers could find useful in a classroom setting.
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