Module 7: The Constitution of the United States of America- Social Studies 5 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	The Articles of Confederation	*Social Studies 5B Workbook, ISBN 978-1-63916-169-0 (optional);
2	The Constitutional Convention	None
3	Who Wrote the Constitution?	None
4	The Preamble of the Constitution	None
5	Three Branches of Government	None
6	Federal Powers vs. State Powers	None
7	Ratification Meets a Roadblock	None
8	The Bill of Rights	None
9	The New American Government	None
10	State Constitutions	None

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	The Articles of Confederation	Critique the Articles of Confederation. Draw conclusions about what change was needed in order to develop a strong and successful national government.
2	The Constitutional Convention	Identify the goals and events of the Constitutional Convention. Draw conclusions about how compromise was needed to create the Constitution. Create a guide to the Constitutional Convention that illustrates the goals, events, and outcome of the convention.
3	Who Wrote the Constitution?	Identify the contributions of key figures in the development of the U.S. Constitution.
4	The Preamble of the Constitution	Analyze the meaning of the preamble of the Constitution to determine the purposes of the U.S. Constitution. Create a presentation that illustrates each clause or phrase of the preamble of the Constitution.
5	Three Branches of Government	Compare and contrast the powers of the three branches of government, as stated in the Constitution.
6	Federal Powers vs. State Powers	Differentiate between state and federal powers as stated in the United States Constitution.
7	Ratification Meets a Roadblock	Identify the causes for the delay in ratification of the U.S. Constitution and the solutions the Founding Fathers used to make sure the Constitution was ratified. Construct an argument supporting ratification of the new Constitution.
8	The Bill of Rights	Identify the rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. Draw conclusions about why the Bill of Rights was (and is) an important document in the United States.
9	The New American Government	Identify the early key figures in American government and the roles they played.
10	State Constitutions	Compare and contrast the constitution of a specific state to that of the United States of America.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
Articles of Confederation Shays' Rebellion Annapolis Convention Virginia Plan New Jersey Plan Constitutional Convention Great Compromise Three-fifths Compromise constitution Founding Fathers George Washington James Madison George Mason Patrick Henry Ben Franklin Gouverneur Morris preamble legislative branch executive branch judicial branch separation of powers checks and balances federal powers state powers Federalist Anti-Federalist John Adams Alexander Hamilton Thomas Jefferson Bill of Rights amendments presidential cabinet Benjamin Banneker state constitutions

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
2	The Constitutional Convention	5	Guide to the Constitutional Convention Assignment
4	The Preamble of the Constitution	4	Preamble Presentation Assignment
6	Federal Powers vs. State Powers	5	Distribution of Power Worksheet
7	Ratification Meets a Roadblock	5	Ratification Speech Assignment
9	The New American Government	3	Key Figures Worksheet
10	State Constitutions	4	Constitutional Comparison Worksheet

Learning Coach Notes:

None

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title	Question

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title	Video	Question

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

What is the main idea?
What are three things new you learned?
How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

#	Book	Author	Lexile Level

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

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