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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  















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