The purpose of this lesson is to introduce study of the Articles of Confederation and the spawning discontents which led to the Constitutional Convention and adoption of a new government under the Constitution. This text-heavy lesson focused on literacy strategies before, during, and after reading is aimed at assisting student comprehension and focusing on relevant sites for exploration throughout the remainder of the unit. The objective of the unit is to critically identify and asses the parts of government and to explore how perspectives on purpose change given differing contexts. The texts to be read in this lesson include lesson 8 and the theft of the Articles of Confederation from We the People: the Citizen and Constitution.
