Monday, Nov. 2

Objective:  Review the problems of the Articles of Confederation

Warm Up-

        Under the Articles of Confederation, which was stronger, the states or the central government?

Complete the test on 7.1 and 7.2.

        Students may use texts and notes

Tuesday, Nov.3

Objective: Identify When, Where and Who of the Constitutional Convention

Read ìA Heated Debateî  page 201

The students will create a circle map with the Who, Where and When of the Constitutional Convention  (next blank page of their red spirals)

Pages 200-201 in textbook

Wednesday, Nov. 4

Objective: Evaluate the plans presented at the convention and the solution the delegates supported

Who was chose not to go the Constitutional Convention because he was against a meeting to change the Articles of Confederation?

Create a bracket map of the Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan and the Great Compromise

(next blank page of red spiral)

Thursday, Nov. 5

Warm Up ñ Which house of the legislative branch is represented by population of a state?

Objective: Discover problems the delegates debated concerning the Great Compromise and the framework of the living constitution.

Take Cornell notes on 3/5 Compromise and the living constitution.

Pages 203-204 in text

Friday, Nov. 6

Warm Up ñ What was the topic of the 3/5 Compromise?

Objective:  Students will demonstrate understanding of the steps taken at the Constitutional Convention

The students will create a poem or cartoon of the steps of the Constitutional Convention.

The students will use the notes they have been taking in class.

These will be shared in class on Monday.

Monday, Nov. 9

Warm Up ñ Read ìShould the President be paid?î  page 204

                What was Benjamin Franklinís suggestion?

Share the poems and cartoons of the Constitutional Convention

Tuesday, Nov. 10

Warm Up -  What does checks and balances mean?

The students will read a play on the Constitutional Convention.

Wednesday, Nov. 11

No School

Thursday, Nov. 12

Warm Up ñ Who printed the Constitution?  Page 206

Compare the Federalist and the Anit-Federalists  oages 206-209

Discuss the ratification fight.

Friday, Nov 13

Warm Up ñ Who wrote the ìFederalist Papersî?

Create a chart comparing the Articles of the Confederation to the Constitution