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Submission Date:Sept 08
LESSON LEVEL:
Authors:Adam Miller
LANGUAGE:
GenEd
PreAP
AP
TYPE OF LESSON:
English
Spanish
Core
Intervention
Enrichment
LESSON TITLE HERE
Pacing:
Minutes
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Intended Learning: 8 (4) History. The student understands significant political and economic
issues of the revolutionary era. The student is expected to analyze the issues of the Philadelphia
Convention of 1787, including major compromises
Essential Questions:
What controversies had to be resolved in order to create a new
government for the United States?
How were these issues dealt with in the Constitution?
Who had a significant impact on the Convention, and how did they affect
its work?
Assessment:
6 / 9 Week Test
Benchmark
TAKS
End Of Course
TEKS #
Knowledge and Skill
Student Expectation
8.4 D
analyze the issues of the Philadelphia
Convention of 1787, including major
compromises
understand the 5 major controversies facing the
delegates of the Constitutional Convention.
8.22 C
summarize a historical event in which
compromise resulted in a peaceful
resolution
Evaluate the compromises that were put in place to
resolve them
8.23 A
analyze the leadership qualities of
elected and appointed leaders of the
United States such as George
Washington
identify important people from the Philadelphia
Convention, and show understanding of the role they
played
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LESSON VOCABULARY
Academic
Description: Constitution, Philadelphia, 1787, states' rights, tariff,
3/5 compromise, slavery, import, export, Great Compromise, Virginia
plan, New Jersey plan, aristocrats, democrats, electoral college, house
of representatives, senate, congress, legislature, 3 branches, slave
trade, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Gouvenor Morris,
George Mason, Ben Franklin, James Wilson, George Washington,
federal,
LESSON ASSESSMENT
Product
Description: foldable
STUDENT WORK PRODUCTS
Controversies foldable
HOMEWORK / EXTENDED LEARNING
PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING
Clear Expectations student partners develop their own solutions to the controversies
behind the Philadelphia Convention, and analyze the historic solutions designed by the
Framers
Choose one Explanation
Choose one Explanation
Choose one Explanation
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INTEGRATION
Health (Mandatory):
Technology: powerpoint slideshow, website > 270towin.com <
LEARNER STRATEGIES
Gifted and Talented:
English Language Learner:
Special Education:
Modifications:
Accomodations:
Significant Cognitive Disabilities:
Other Strategies:
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LESSON STAGES
Pre-reading
Description: Working as pairs, students fill in the
missing blanks on the Constitutional Convention
handout as an introduction. Empahsize the
personalities and the roles they played in shaping
the document (Washington's quiet leadership,
Morris's prose, Madison's creativity, Franklin's
wisdom, etc). Discuss the possibility of failure if
even one of these controversies was unresolved.
Slide lecture - analyze the problem
Description: Teacher introduces each controversy
using the attached "Constitutional Disputes"
handout
Pairs problem solve
Description: Each pair discusses their own
improvised solution to the problem and records that
idea on the backside of the folded notetaking guide.
uncover the historic solution
Description: Fold down the page, and uncover the
real solution as students take notes on the frontside
of their page. Teacher slide lecture.
extension: Electoral College
Description: BrainPop video on Presidential
Elections, website > 270towin.com <
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Assessment: student
worksheet
Assessment:
Assessment: class discussion
Assessment: foldable
Assessment: 10 question
online quiz
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