Grade 7: Great Compromise 7.CM.2 Compare deliberate processes for making decisions and evaluating conclusions Kentucky Academic as an individual and in groups. Standards for Social 7.HT.14 Create an argument about the past, while acknowledging opposing claims, Studies (KASS) that is supported by relevant evidence generated from historical sources. Gathering relevant information, identifying and utilizing evidence, developing and Practices of the creating claims and counterclaims, constructing viable arguments, addressing options Inquiry Cycle and proposing solutions. What will students Students will understand that while compromise resolves disputes, often those involved know and be able to will have to give up certain demands. do? Potential Compelling Question Is compromise always fair? Potential Stimulus for Questions What is compromise? How are compromises made in the classroom different from compromises made in government? Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 Supporting Question 4 How was representation What was the Virginia What was the New Jersey How did the Connecticut determined under the Plan? Plan? Plan break the impasse? Articles of Confederation? Formative Formative Formative Formative Performance Task Performance Task Performance Task Performance Task Write a description for Write a summary of the Write a summary of the Write a claim with how states were Virginia Plan highlighting New Jersey Plan evidence about how the represented in the the impact on large and highlighting the impact on Connecticut Plan broke Congress under the small states. large and small states. the gridlock at the Articles of Confederation. Constitutional Convention. Featured Source Featured Source Featured Source Featured Source Source A: Excerpt from Source A: Madison’s Notes Source A: Madison’s Source A: Madison’s Notes Articles of Confederation on the Debates in the Notes on the Debates in on the Debates in the Federal Convention May the Federal Convention Federal Convention June Source B: Cartoon, When 29, 1787 – The Virginia June 15, 1787 – The New 16, 1787 – Comparison of did the Articles of Plan Jersey Plan the Virginia and New Confederation Start? Jersey plans Source B: Diagram of the Source B: Diagram of the Virginia Plan New Jersey Plan Source B: Madison’s Notes on the Debates in the Source C: Chart of U.S. Federal Convention June population in 1790 15, 1787 – The Connecticut Plan is approved
Grade 7: Great Compromise Kentucky Academic Standards for Social Studies (KASS) 7.CM.2 Compare deliberate processes for making decisions and evaluating conclusions as an individual and in groups. 7.HT.14 Create an argument about the past, while acknowledging opposing claims, that is supported by relevant evidence generated from historical sources. Practices of the Inquiry Cycle Gathering relevant information, identifying and utilizing evidence, developing and creating claims and counterclaims, constructing viable arguments, addressing options and proposing solutions. What will students know and be able to do? Students will understand that while compromise resolves disputes, often those involved will have to give up certain demands. Potential Compelling Question Is compromise always fair? Potential Stimulus for Questions What is compromise? How are compromises made in the classroom different from compromises made in government? Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 Supporting Question 4 How was representation determined under the Articles of Confederation? What was the Virginia Plan? What was the New Jersey Plan? How did the Connecticut Plan break the impasse? Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Write a description for how states were represented in the Congress under the Articles of Confederation. Write a summary of the Virginia Plan highlighting the impact on large and small states. Write a summary of the New Jersey Plan highlighting the impact on large and small states. Write a claim with evidence about how the Connecticut Plan broke the gridlock at the Constitutional Convention. Featured Source Featured Source Featured Source Featured Source Source A: Excerpt from Articles of Confederation Source B: Cartoon, When did the Articles of Confederation Start? Source A: Madison’s Notes on the Debates in the Federal Convention May 29, 1787 – The Virginia Plan Source B: Diagram of the Virginia Plan Source C: Chart of U.S. population in 1790 Source A: Madison’s Notes on the Debates in the Federal Convention June 15, 1787 – The New Jersey Plan Source B: Diagram of the New Jersey Plan Source A: Madison’s Notes on the Debates in the Federal Convention June 16, 1787 – Comparison of the Virginia and New Jersey plans Source B: Madison’s Notes on the Debates in the Federal Convention June 15, 1787 – The Connecticut Plan is approved
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