Grade Level: 5 - 6
Subjects: Social Studies, Language Arts
Learner Outcomes:
Students will use the Internet to identify the strengths and weaknesses
of the Articles of Confederation.
Students will determine why the founders chose to create a weak national
government.
Students will describe the achievements of our first form of government.
Duration of Lesson: Internet time for each student or student teams
Materials: Articles of Confederation Activity Sheet and web sites
Technology Tools: Internet
Procedures:
1. The class will prepare a KWL chart
for the Articles of Confederation.
2. Have students read the questions
which have been downloaded. Are there questions from their KWL
chart which should be included on the activity sheet?
3. Students will look at the listed
Web sites to answer the questions. Other resources should be
used, such
as CD-ROM, print encyclopedias, and reference books.
4. Students will organize the information
using the guided questions from the activity sheet.
5. The teacher will facilitate a brainstorming
session during which the class will speculate the reasoning behind
the founders decisions to create a weak national
government.
6. The class will discuss the achievements
of the national government under the Articles of Confederation.
Modifications: As indicated by IEP
Enrichment:
1. Have each group of students create
a Venn diagram comparing the Articles of Confederation to the rule
of the colonies under King George. As
a culminating activity, the students could create a Venn diagram
comparing the new national government with
the government under the Articles of Confederation.
2. Students could create individual
or class questions to e-mail the House Majority Whip Tom Deloy
.
Evaluation/Assessment:
1. Correct use of Internet and completed
activity sheet
2. Correct identification of the strengths
and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
3. Correctly determine why the founders
chose to create a weak national government
4. Correctly describe the achievements
of the government under the Articles
WV IGO's:
5.16, 5.186 English Language Arts
5.1, 5.37 History
References: Graphics by becky http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Cottage/3900
Authors: Sandy Cross
Lesley Klishis
Debby McConnell
Mountainview Elementary School
E-mail: lklishis@access.k12.wv.us
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