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A Play for Many Readers: The Philadelphia Convention

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Look Inside · 9 pages

Cover of A Play for Many Readers: The Philadelphia Convention, by Catherine McGrew Jaime, with convention art
Front cover of the historical readers' play
Title page for the convention play, naming author Catherine McGrew Jaime and Creative Learning Connection
Title page and author information
Teacher notes explain reading the play aloud, combining roles, selecting scenes, and using Madison's notes
Reading guidance and historical resources
Character reference lists speaking turns and line counts for five narrators and delegates in Acts 1 and 2
Character speaking counts for Acts 1 and 2
Character reference continues with speaking turns and line counts for narrators and delegates in Acts 3 and 4
Character speaking counts for Acts 3 and 4
Act 1, Scene 1 opens with five narrators explaining the Articles of Confederation and Mount Vernon Conference
Opening of Act 1, Scene 1: historical background
Act 1, Scene 1 continues with Shays' Rebellion, the Annapolis Convention, and Madison's convention preparations
Continuation of the convention's historical background
Act 1, Scene 2, The Virginia Plan, opens with delegates arriving and choosing Washington to lead the convention
Opening of Act 1, Scene 2: The Virginia Plan
Act 1, Scene 2 continues as delegates read state credentials and Washington adjourns until Monday morning
State credentials in Act 1, Scene 2
Attributes
Subject

ELA, Literature

Grades

Grade 9, 10, 11, 12

Types

Activities

File

PDF

Editable
No
Author
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About This Product

A Play for Many Readers: The Philadelphia Convention is a 166-page download. Students can use this download to act out a play covering the Philadelphia Convention.

What's Included

1 PDF with ready to print pages

Resource Tags

student dialogue literature drama convention Philadelphia

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