1. 7th Grade Performance Task # 2
Constitution Document Based Project

2. Parts of the Project Part 1: Document Packet
Part 2: Pre-Writing Organizer
Part 3: Essay
Due Dates:
2 periods for the DBQ Packet
1 Period for the Pre-Writing
5 Periods for the essay

3. Essay Question Answer this question in a 4-paragraph essay:
What were 2 issues with the Articles of Confederation and what were 2 solutions to those issues as stated in the Constitution?

4. Essay Structure Paragraph 1: Introduction
Paragraph 2: Issues with the Articles
Paragraph 3: Solutions
Paragraph 4: Conclusion

5. Help Getting Started
Intro Sample Sentence Starters: Establishing the government of the United States of America was no easy task! The founding fathers had plenty of work to do because of the weaknesses of the Articles…. For example…………. As a result, they created the Constitution to solve these weaknesses.. One way……
Body Paragraph Sentence Starters: One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was…… In Document 1, Benjamin Rush addresses this weakness by stating….” Rush’s words illustrate this was a weakness because…… At the Constitutional Convention, the Founding Fathers solved this problem by………..(Document 5) }

6. Conclusion Sentence Starters
It is evident that …………. Several weakness were…….. The founding fathers addresses these problems by ….. and …………. However,……… It is very clear that the work of these men was a success because……

7. Submit your Essay to Engrade
You will receive a separate grade on all 3 parts of this project.
The essay will count as a performance task, which is 30% of your grade for this marking period.