CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION: Student Notes & Worksheets About Creating The Constitution
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION: Student Notes & Worksheets About Creating The Constitution
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was an important event that changed United States History. 55 Delegates gathered in Philadelphia to change the Articles of Confederation, but soon realized a new Constitution was much needed! This entire 4 month meeting, from May to September of 1787, is so important for students to understand when studying the Constitution and the foundations of the newly formed United States of America. Many teachers find this meeting intimidating to explain, but it doesn't have to be. Throughout the years I have used these notes in my 7th Grade American History classes as well as my 8th Grade Civics classes. Since these notes have been such a benefit in my own classes, I have made them available to download. I know you and your students will enjoy these notes as you learn about this important meeting!
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What’s Included:
Teacher directions on how to incorporate this lesson
Slide presentation of content-rich notes explaining the details of the Constitutional Convention, the important compromises, and more...
Guided, fill-in-the-blanks notes for students to complete while taking notes
A link to a short video that explains the Convention a bit more
A reinforcement worksheet to use as an assessment which has 17 questions to help students review the basic ideas of the Constitutional Convention
Answer keys for all student notes and worksheets
I use these notes for 7th & 8th grade, but I would have no hesitation using them through grade 12. I also like to do these notes in segments while we work on other Constitutional activities during this unit.
ALL FILES ARE FULLY EDITABLE FOR YOUR PERSONAL CLASSROOM NEEDS! Add what you want. Subtract what you don't want. Change whatever you want!
All files are in GOOGLE Drive format and fully editable to meet your personal preferences. You will be given a link to access all files in GOOGLE Drive. Once accessed, you can present the notes in GOOGLE Slides or download as a PowerPoint and present as desired. The student handouts may be printed out, shared with students, or downloaded as a PDF and used as needed.
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