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. |