Building a Nation: Writing Speeches
Student Handout 5

Choose a speaker to represent your group or region’s most famous “Father/Mother of Confederation.”

Work together to write a speech to the class.  It must include the items below:

Why we hope for a new Confederation |
What we hope to get out of Confederation |
What we can give to Confederation |
What type of government we would like to see |
Three rights we think are the most important and should be included in the new charter of rights |