At the beginning of class we had a quick discussion about whether Daniel Shays should be considered a hero or a traitor. I then collected student's homework from last night.
Next, I distributed a note sheet on the constitutional convention.
Creating the Constitution Notes
Creating the Constitution Note Sheet
I gave a short lecture on slides 1-6 of the PowerPoint.
I then split the class into three groups. Each group had to devise a plan for an assembly. They had to determine the appropriate number of members to have in the assembly, and the number of members each state should have. We then reported this information out to the class.
Finally, students returned to their seats and read a passage about the Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, and Great Compromise from their textbook (pg. 230-232). They took notes about the plans and compromise onto a graphic organizer.
VA vs. NJ Plan Graphic Organizer
Textbook pg. 230-232
Textbook pg. 249 & 261
Homework is to finish the VA vs. NJ plan graphic organizer using the readings on the blog.
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