Teacher Name Alexandrea Nicole Chairez

& Lesson Plan Title: “The Great Compromise”

TEKS: 113.20.b.4.d
TEKS

Students will…
Understand significant political and economic issues of the revolutionary eras. The
Learning Objectives:
student is expected to analyze the issues of the Constitutional Convention of 1787,
including the Great Compromise and the Three Fifths Compromise.

What factors led to the Great Compromise?

Essential Question(s):

Students will read and analyze the following:

The Constitution, the Articles & Federalism: Crash Course U.S. History #8: (4:25-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO7FQsCcbD8
The Great Compromise explained in 5 minutes:
Resources/Materials:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTtV9-8jj8k
Fill-in the blank handout:

Introduce and discuss the prior knowledge of the students on the

Time: 3
Constitution and representation as a class.
min

Watch Crash Course Video and the Great Compromise video and allow
students the opportunity to complete fill in the blank worksheet that Time: 15
Procedure:
follows along with the video in order to obtain information they will min
use in their groups.

Split students into two groups providing time to gather their

arguments in support of the Virginia Plan or the New Jersey Plan in
order to help their understanding of each sides arguments during the
Time: 5
Constitutional Convention of 1787.
min
 Allow students to share arguments from both sides (3 minutes each)
Time: 6
min

Discuss how & why both plans failed and what led to the Great
Compromise.
Time: 8
min

Exit ticket: (What you knew? What you learned? What you have
Time: 3
questions on?)
min

Assessment: Students submit completed worksheets & exit tickets