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The Constitutional Convention

Lesson 12

Closing the Convention and the Battle for Ratification

Lesson 12: Closing the Convention & the Battle for Ratification

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  I can explain why some delegates refused to sign the Constitution.

I can describe the ratification process of the U.S. Constitution.

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Key Vocabulary to add to Flashcard List (17-20)   ratify Federalist   Anti-Federalist The Constitution

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Some of you, as your delegate, refused to sign the new Constitution.

Why did you refuse?

Write down some of their reasons.

Lesson 12: Closing the Convention & the Battle for Ratification

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8.11 The Convention Ends Why did some of the delegates refuse to sign the final draft of the Constitution?

8.12 The Constitution Goes to the Nation What were The Federalist Papers , and why were they written?

Lesson 12: Closing the Convention & the Battle for Ratification

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Closing the Convention

Read Section 8.11, page 157.

 Complete the first section of the Graphic Organizer.

8.11 The Convention Ends

Why did some of the delegates refuse to sign the final draft of the Constitution?

You have 5 minutes to read and complete this.

Lesson 12: Closing the Convention & the Battle for Ratification

The Draft of the new Constitution is FINISHED How many states would have to ratify (approve) the Constitution BEFORE it could go into effect?

7? 13?

Compromise . . . 9 states Who should ratify the Constitution?

The people? State legislatures?

Ratified (approved) by special conventions in each state by delegates elected by the people of the state

8.11 The Convention Ends

Why did some of the delegates refuse to sign the final draft of the Constitution?

Lesson 12: Closing the Convention & the Battle for Ratification

8.11 The Convention Ends

Why did some of the delegates refuse to sign the final draft of the Constitution?

George Mason expressed the fear of some that the Constitution gave the national government too much power.

Elbridge Gerry expressed the concern that the Constitution did not protect the rights of the people.

What did Benjamin Franklin often wondered about this image on George Washington’s chair?

Ratifying the Constitution

 Read Section 8.12, pages 158-159.

 Complete the next section of the Graphic Organizer.

8.12 The Constitution Goes to the Nation

Federalists Anti-Federalists You have 5 minutes to read and complete this.

What were The Federalist Papers why were they written?

and

8.12 The Constitution Goes to the Nation

Federalists Anti-Federalists What were The Federalist Papers and why were they written?

The Federalist Papers Hamilton, and John Jay were articles written by James Madison, Alexander urging ratification of the Constitution.

By late June, 1788, nine states had ratified the Constitution and that meant it was officially approved (ratified) and our new government.

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PROCESSING The Lesson A Political Poster

Create a poster that might have been used to encourage people to support OR reject the ratification of the new Constitution.

PROCESSING The Lesson A Political Poster Create a poster that might have been used to encourage people to support OR reject the ratification of the Constitution. Your poster must include  a catchy slogan  three reasons why states should either ratify OR not ratify the Constitution   a visual to accompany each reason  extra creative touches to make your poster visually appealing, such as a decorative border, color, etcetera writing that is free of spelling and grammatical errors POSITION Ratify or Reject?

ARGUMENTS Reason 1: BRAIN STORM SLOGAN _______________________________ Reason 2: Reason 3: Possible “Counter Argument”:

Support

A Stronger U.S.

Is a Stronger US!

ratifying the Constitution by voting Y E S !

Reason 3 Our new government will have three branches and each branch will have a different job so the government will not be too powerful.

Ratify and Die!

Vote NO and reject the new Constitution We fought the American Revolution to gain our rights from an abusive, all-powerful government.

DON’T give your rights away by voting for the Constitution with NO Bill of Rights to protect us and our rights!

LEVEL 4

Advanced

Raw Score 45-50 points

3

Proficient

Raw Score 35-44 points

2

Basic (Approaching Proficiency)

Raw Score 26-34 points

1

Below Proficient

Raw Score 25 points and Below

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0 points Ratifying the Constitution Poster RUBRIC

ORGANIZATION (8 points) 8 points

•Poster has a clear focus •Supporting details expand the focus of the poster •Information is logically presented

7 points

•Poster has a clear focus •Most sections of the poster include supporting details

5 points

•Poster lacks a clear focus •Only some supporting details are given

4 points

•Poster lacks a clear focus •Little supporting details given

DESCRIPTION

CONTENT (34 points) 34 points

•Information is accurate and thoroughly presented with supporting details •Three supporting arguments are presented •Ideas demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the material

CREATIVITY (4 points) 4 points

•Poster is extremely engaging •Original ideas are presented •Appropriate artwork is used throughout the presentation

30 points

•Information is mostly accurate (few minor errors) and supporting details provided •Three supporting arguments are presented •Ideas demonstrate a substantial understanding of the material

3 points

•Poster is engaging •Some original ideas are present •Appropriate artwork is included on most sections

23 points

•Information is inaccurate with major errors or omissions •Information is incomplete with some supporting details •Lacking three supporting arguments •Ideas demonstrate some understanding of the material

17 points

•Information is inaccurate, incomplete with no detail •Ideas demonstrate little or no understanding of the material

2 points

•Poster includes few interesting details •Few original ideas present •Artwork is present on some sections

1 points

•Poster is uninteresting •Obvious examples used •Artwork is limited, missing, or inappropriate

NO poster turned in OR MECHANICS/APPEARANCE (4 points) 4 points

•Correct grammar and spelling is utilized •Attractively presented

3 points

•A few grammatical and spelling errors present •Neatly presented

2 points

•Some grammatical and spelling errors present •Presentation is not neat

1 points

•Multiple grammatical and spelling errors present •Presentation is difficult to read

Poster unreadable