James Madison Online Fact or Fiction |
| Grade Level: 5 | Lexile: 900 | Word Count: 343 |
Use this Activity: |
| Discuss - Why was James Madison called the "Father of the Constitution"? How did Madison’s beliefs about government differ from those of the Federalists? What were some of the major challenges Madison faced during his presidency? Why were the Federalist Papers important for the ratification of the Constitution? |
| Debate - Should power in a federal government be more centralized or more distributed to the individual states, as Madison believed? |
| 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 drag items to the correct boxes. |