Classroom Activity Introduce unit on the Constitution. Government Workshop Distribute Government Workshop handouts. Students divide into small groups of 3-4 persons each. Each group works through the set of questions in the Government Workshop handout, answering the questions from the point of view of the political orientation the represent. When students have completed handouts, classroom discussion of the workshop takes place.
Students together formulate key points which their small groups have identified.
Students share their group's answers to the question presented. Government Workshop handouts are turned in to the teacher. Distribute the copies of the Articles of Confederation and assign homework. They may need to purchase a notebook, and should have it by the next class. Homework Read the Articles of Confederation and compare to the key points identified in the classroom activity.