To pair with our Founding Documents: The Constitution episode, Chuck Taft has created a convention-themed roleplaying activity based on primary sources. He has also made this wonderful video explaining the lesson plan! Click here for the full lesson plan, about which Chuck writes:
In this activity, students take on the roles of fictional (yet historic) delegates at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. Students learn about the background of the Convention and analyze primary source statements from James Madison’s notes. In small conventions, students debate the major issues that the Framers faced and find out how compromise was essential in creating the supreme law of the land.
Grade: 6-12
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