Moral Victory

This activity describes the Patriot "moral victory" at Trenton and prompts students to write about a different moral victory they've experienced, or, can identify from sports, literature, or movies.
 

Use this Activity:

Discuss - Read and discuss the introduction to the activity which examples the concept of a moral victory. Have students volunteer to discuss any moral victories in their own lives they can think of.
Morning Work - The writing prompt will likely take students about 25 minutes to complete and is great for morning work.
Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts.
Interactive Notebooks - This activity is a great entry for interactive social studies notebooks.
Part of a Lesson - Teaching about the Battle of Trenton? Distribute this activity to students and have them work independently.
Share - This prompt serves as a great opportunity for students to share their writing.