The Glaring Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

This prompt outlines the major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and requires students to choose and explain the most "glaring" weakness.

Use this Activity:

Discuss - Read and discuss the introduction to the activity which examples the problems with the Articles of Confederation. Ask students to consider which of the weaknesses was the most glaring.
Morning Work - The writing prompt will likely take students about 20 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 Articles of Confederation? Distribute this activity to students and have them work independently.
Share - This prompt serves as a great opportunity for students to share their writing.