Constitutional Convention Online Reading Comprehension |
| Grade Level: 6+ | Lexile: 1200 | Word Count: 700 |
| This activity gives a printable score report and allows for narration |
Use this Activity: |
| Discuss - Why were the Articles of Confederation considered too weak to govern the new United States effectively? What were the main concerns of small states versus large states? How did the Virginia Plan influence the structure of the current U.S. government? Why was the Great Compromise important for the success of the Constitutional Convention? |
| Debate - Was the Great Compromise the best solution for balancing power between large or small states? |
| Reading Groups - This passage serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies. |
| Morning Work - The activity takes most students about 20 minutes to complete, making it an ideal solution for morning work. It can be part of a series of Revolutionary War-themed comprehension activities offered to students as morning work. |
| Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts. |
| Whiteboard - Have students come to the whiteboard to annotate important information or to click the correct answers. |