Describe the Constitutional Convention (May-September 1787, Philadelphia) — 55 delegates from 12 states (Rhode Island absent), Washington presiding, the Virginia Plan vs. New Jersey Plan, the Connecticut/Great Compromise, the 3-branch design, the 4-month deliberation under secrecy
Exercise Difficulty 4 ~10 min hist.g5.s.ex_06

Madison Notes Close Read

MG-7 Interactive Physical / non-image

Federal Founding-Era Archive Card (continued from G5-Fall) — 4-page foldable card per primary source. PAGE 1 SOURCING: Who made this? When? Where? Why? PAGE 2 CONTEXTUALIZATION: What was happening in the world when this was made? PAGE 3 CORROBORATION: Does another source say the same thing? Does another source disagree? PAGE 4 CLOSE READING: What does this actually say? + NMAI 5th MOVE box: Whose voices are present in this source? Whose voices are absent? What land are we standing on as we read this? G5-Spring extension: source-type checkbox now includes 15 types (added CONSTITUTION-CLAUSE + AMENDMENT + EDITORIAL to G5-Fall's 12). Each child collects ~30 completed MG-7 cards by Lesson 22 in their Founding-Documents Binder (continued from G5-Fall).

Prompt

Apply MG-7 full Wineburg routine to Madison's July 16 1787 Notes excerpt (Connecticut Compromise day).

M-5-S-CIV-EX-06 Interactive Physical / non-image

Madison's Notes July 16 1787 G5-appropriate excerpt + full MG-7 4-page template.

How it's presented
mode MG7 full
Answer criteria
type MG7 full
required pages
SOURCINGCONTEXTUALIZATIONCORROBORATIONCLOSE_READINGNMAI_5TH
Hints
  1. Madison's Notes were published 1840 — 53 years after
  2. NMAI 5th: whose voices absent from Convention room?
Misconceptions to watch
  • Missing publication-date in SOURCING
  • Skipping NMAI 5th move
Used in lessons