Ratifying the Constitution 1

Correlation to State Content Standards

7.7.6: Understand the intellectual exchanges among Muslim scholars of Eurasia and Africa and the contributions Muslim scholars made to later civilizations in the areas of science, geography, mathematics, philosophy, medicine, art, and literature.

8.2.3: Evaluate the major debates that occurred during the development of the Constitution and their ultimate resolutions in such areas as shared power among institutions, di­ vided state-federal power, slavery, the rights of individuals and states (later addressed by the addition of the Bill of Rights), and the status of American Indian nations under the commerce clause.

Expected Student Outcomes (Objective)

Students will be able to:

1. Identify and Explain the main points during the development of the Constitution, the arguments surrounding them, and their resolutions. (8^th Grade)

2. Describe Muslim adaptations and innovations in learning and scholarship. (7^th Grade)

Common Core Literacy Standard

RH 2: Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.

RH 4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.

WHST 4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.

WHST 9. Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis reflection, and research.

Anticipatory Set (5 min.)

Daily Journal: Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States becoming the first Republican to win the presidency. Lincoln, a Kentucky-born lawyer and former Whig representative to Congress, first gained national stature during his campaign against Stephen Douglas. By the time of Lincoln’s inauguration on March 4, 1861, seven states had seceded, and the Confederate States of America had been formally established, with Jefferson Davis as its elected president.w

Direct Instruction (10 min.)

8^th Grade-SDAIE: Direct Teach: Virginia and New Jersey Plan: Teacher will go over the two plans and explain how they work and who they benefited. Teacher will then explain to students the Compromise that Roger Sherman thought of to make both sides happy.

7^th Grade-SDAIE: Progress Monitor: Muslim Adaptations and Innovations: Teacher will walk around the room and help students as they decipher pictures and write notes about their innovations.

Guided Practice (10 min.)

8^th Grade-SDAIE: TPS: Virginia and New Jersey Plan: Teacher will go over the answers and provide further explanation.

7^th Grade-SDAIE: TPS: Innovations and Adaptations: Teacher will go over the answers to the innovations and adaptations.

Independent Practice (22 min.)

8^th Grade-SDAIE: Graphic Organizer/Whisper Read/TPS: Virginia and New Jersey Plan: Students will read page 151 that covers that section. As they read the textbook they fill in their graphic organizer that explains the plan. Then they will read about the Great Compromise.

7^th Grade-SDAIE: Metacognition: Muslim Innovations and Adaptations: Students will read through the textbook pages 141-151 and match the pictures with the Muslim innovations. Once they do that students, will write down VIP's (very important points) about the accomplishments.

Homework.

EdPuzzle due by Saturday at 6:00 p.m due to short week. It is on Google Classroom

8^th Grade: EdPuzzle video. Constitutional convention

7^th Grade: EdPuzzle video. Pilgrimage to Mecca

Closure (4 min.)

1. Clean up.

2. Exit Question

3. Dismiss Class.