Please help!! Trying Self Government
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Argument Writing. Read the prompt. Follow the directions to draft your speech.
A convention has been called to revise the Artides of Confederation and your state has chosen you to
attend. When you arrive, you're taken aback to learn that the other delegates want to throw the whole
document out and build a new government from scratch. You know the Artides have their issues, but you also
remember the reason for drafting a document that kept the central government weak
Do you support drafting a new governing document or
So, what do revising the one the country already has?
you say?
Draft a short speech to the other delegates stating your position. In
your speech, include at least three reasons to support your position,
no