1. THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OCTOBER 7, 2014

2. DO NOW! After you have quietly taken your seat, take out your homework from over the weekend to be checked, and turn to the Bellringer! Section in your binder

3. BELLRINGER!! In your own words (and complete sentences), explain what a compromise is. Recall a time in your life where you had to make a compromise. What was the outcome of that situation?

4. LETTER TO A NEWSPAPER EDITOR…

5. TIME CAPSULE…

6. NEW VOCABULARY FOR FORMING A NEW NATION Constitutional Convention Popular Sovereignty Three Fifths Compromise Federalism Legislative Branch Judicial Branch Executive Branch Checks and Balances

7. HOMEWORK… Complete any vocabulary that you did not finish in class.

8. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9

9. DO NOW! After taking your seats quietly, take out your Worksheet/Letters from the Time Capsule Activity. Pass your work down to the end of each row, making one neat stack to be collected. Turn to the Bellringer! section of your binder

10. BELLRINGER! “ Making of the American Constitution” Video During the video, listen for interesting facts about the U.S. Constitution. Next, record the most interesting fact you heard from the video.

11. WHICH PLAN IS BETTER? Split into groups of 4 Each group will be assigned one plan: The Virginia Plan or The New Jersey Plan Each person will record answers on their worksheet Each group will create a poster describing plan with an illustration Each person has a job in the group: Researcher Artist Presenter Timekeeper Names with job titles on the back of each poster

12. MAYBE A COMPROMISE… A GREAT COMPROMISE! The Great Compromise Bicameral Legislature Number of Reps. based on state populations in the lower house (House of Representatives) Number of Reps. equal from each state in the upper house (The Senate)

13. THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT Each group will be assigned to one of the branches of the U.S. government: Executive, Legislative, or Judicial Your group will have the task of writing at least three facts describing your branch of government The more facts you can find and record in your chart, the better!

14. A system created by the framers of the Constitution that keeps any branch of government from becoming too powerful CHECKS AND BALANCES

15. CLOSURE… Copy Homework: Create your own Graphic Organizer illustrating the Strengths of the U.S. Constitution and the Weaknesses on the Articles of Confederation Exit Ticket: Two things I learned this week are… One thing I still have a question about is…