Unit 3 - Revolution
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Colonial Leaders Hall of Fame Video Project and Ceremony
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American Revolution Choice Project - Enlightenment Thinkers
The Enlightenment and its influence on the American Revolution
-Read and Complete this PDF about Enlightenment Thinkers
- Read/watch the following images and videos.
- Ask Mrs. Mebius for the Enlightenment chart to complete.
- Have Mrs. Mebius check the chart for accuracy when finished.
-Read and Complete this PDF about Enlightenment Thinkers
- Read/watch the following images and videos.
- Ask Mrs. Mebius for the Enlightenment chart to complete.
- Have Mrs. Mebius check the chart for accuracy when finished.
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American Revolution Choice - Battle of Trenton Voiceover
The American Revolution
The American Revolution Tutorial Flex Assignments
3. Create a poster or Movie describing Benedict Arnold and the part he played in the American Revolution.
Show evidence of chronological thinking. (Chronological Thinking = Timeline or Cause and Effect
Show evidence of chronological thinking. (Chronological Thinking = Timeline or Cause and Effect
4. Create a poster or Movie describing Molly Pitcher and role she and other women played in the American Revolution.
Discuss your plan with Mrs. Mebius before starting.
Discuss your plan with Mrs. Mebius before starting.
5. Read I Survived - The American Revolution 1776 Ask Mrs. Mebius for a copy of the book.
Be prepared to share with Mrs. Mebius about the struggles of the main character, the setting, the climax of the story and details
of the America Revolution such as the key people and battles of the war.
Be prepared to share with Mrs. Mebius about the struggles of the main character, the setting, the climax of the story and details
of the America Revolution such as the key people and battles of the war.
6. Listen to this song from the musical Alexander Hamilton.
There are 2 character singing. Red lyrics represent Marquis de Lafayette and the blue George Washington.
After listening decide if you would like to show mastery of the Battle of Yorktown that ended the Revolutionary war or become
an expert on Marquis de Lafayette, the brilliant French military strategist who helped the colonist's win the war.
Use the design template to create a way to show mastery of either of these topics.
Student Design Template
There are 2 character singing. Red lyrics represent Marquis de Lafayette and the blue George Washington.
After listening decide if you would like to show mastery of the Battle of Yorktown that ended the Revolutionary war or become
an expert on Marquis de Lafayette, the brilliant French military strategist who helped the colonist's win the war.
Use the design template to create a way to show mastery of either of these topics.
Student Design Template
8. Music of the American Revolution
Songs of the Revolution Links to start research
Watch part of Episode 5 from the Liberty Series 45:47 - 53:42
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4qFbvkfHkE
“Yankee Doodle”
John Dickinson, “The Liberty Song”
Thomas Paine, “Liberty Tree”
Nathaniel Niles, “The American Hero”
William Billings, “Chester”
Henry Archer, “The Volunteer Boys”
“The Rebels”
"The World Turned Upside Down"
Other songs to research
“God Save the Thirteen States
“The World Turned Upside Down”
“Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier”
“The Liberty Song”
Idea #1- Research and answer the question on this linked PDF.
Idea #2- Write song lyrics or poetry regarding a battle or event of the Revolutionary War series.
You may either write lyrics that fit the tune of a Revolutionary-era song or write your own music and lyrics for a song.
Songs of the Revolution Links to start research
Watch part of Episode 5 from the Liberty Series 45:47 - 53:42
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4qFbvkfHkE
“Yankee Doodle”
John Dickinson, “The Liberty Song”
Thomas Paine, “Liberty Tree”
Nathaniel Niles, “The American Hero”
William Billings, “Chester”
Henry Archer, “The Volunteer Boys”
“The Rebels”
"The World Turned Upside Down"
Other songs to research
“God Save the Thirteen States
“The World Turned Upside Down”
“Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier”
“The Liberty Song”
Idea #1- Research and answer the question on this linked PDF.
Idea #2- Write song lyrics or poetry regarding a battle or event of the Revolutionary War series.
You may either write lyrics that fit the tune of a Revolutionary-era song or write your own music and lyrics for a song.
9. Watch The Crossing 1 hour and 41 minutes
Flex assignment for 8th grade only.
George Washington (Jeff Daniels) leads his troops across the Delaware River to attack the Hessians on Christmas Night 1776.
Discuss or answer the following 3 questions below with Mrs. Mebius.
Flex assignment for 8th grade only.
George Washington (Jeff Daniels) leads his troops across the Delaware River to attack the Hessians on Christmas Night 1776.
Discuss or answer the following 3 questions below with Mrs. Mebius.
a: Before the Battle of Trenton, the continental army had decreased in size and moral.
What type of soldier would have risked his life to cross the Delaware and fight to feared Hessians?
Explain your answer.
b: Washington's decision to break up the victory party after the Battle of Trenton
and get the Army back across the river, reveals something important about Washington's abilities as a leader.
What does it reveal?
c : George Washington probably contributed more to his country than any person who has ever lived.
Name one of his really great contributions, other than the decision to surprise the Hessians on the day after Christmas, 1776.
What type of soldier would have risked his life to cross the Delaware and fight to feared Hessians?
Explain your answer.
b: Washington's decision to break up the victory party after the Battle of Trenton
and get the Army back across the river, reveals something important about Washington's abilities as a leader.
What does it reveal?
c : George Washington probably contributed more to his country than any person who has ever lived.
Name one of his really great contributions, other than the decision to surprise the Hessians on the day after Christmas, 1776.
10. Read Rush Revere and the American Revolution: Time-Travel Adventures With Exceptional Americans
Ask Mrs. Mebius for the book.
Be prepared to discuss the book with Mrs. Mebius to determine your depth of knowledge about the American Revolution.
Ask Mrs. Mebius for the book.
Be prepared to discuss the book with Mrs. Mebius to determine your depth of knowledge about the American Revolution.
The Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation Tutorial Flex Assignments
1. The objective of this lesson is to describe the Articles of Confederation.
Use this template to create your own way to show mastery of the lesson.
Student Design Template
Use this template to create your own way to show mastery of the lesson.
Student Design Template
2. Watch the following video called American Unites and complete this PDF. Click here for video PDF.
3. Watch the following explination of the Articles of Confederation and complete the following PDF.
hughes_aofc_video_questions.pdf |
4. North West Ordinance
Watch the following video and answer the following questions.
Click here for a copy of the question about the Northwest Territory Review.
Watch the following video and answer the following questions.
Click here for a copy of the question about the Northwest Territory Review.
5. Shay's Rebellion . Click here for the PDF.
Open the document that contains words from Thomas Jefferson and Samuel Adams about rebellions in a republic.
Both men are referring to Shay's Rebellion in 1787 when poor farmers, led by Daniel Shays in Massachusetts fought against high taxes and attempted to seize the arms stockpiled at the Springfield Armory.
Open the document that contains words from Thomas Jefferson and Samuel Adams about rebellions in a republic.
Both men are referring to Shay's Rebellion in 1787 when poor farmers, led by Daniel Shays in Massachusetts fought against high taxes and attempted to seize the arms stockpiled at the Springfield Armory.
6. Liberty Series Ask Mrs. Mebius for Espisode 6 of the DVD of the Series
Watch the following segments of the series.
Chapter 3, A National Vision (14:14-19:04)
Discusses the development of the Articles of Confederation as well as the debate over limited versus strong national government.
Chapter 4, All Is Not Well (19:06-24:30)
Discusses the failings of the Articles to serve as a suitable government for the new nation.
Chapter 5, A Convention in Philadelphia (24:32-30:58)
Discusses the Constitutional Convention as well as the varied interests and philosophies of the framers
Answer these linked questions while watching.
Or, answer these 3 bold questions.
In the opening minutes of Episode 6, Historian Gordon Wood mentions the difficulty of “bringing together separate states.” Why do you think the states might have resisted having a national government instead of 13 separate governments? In the episode, Alexander Hamilton laments the inaction of the government to enforce the law put forth by the Articles of Confederation. Review the Articles. List at least three issues or problems you see that would back up Hamilton’s view. After Shay’s Rebellion, it became obvious that something needed to be changed, so the Constitutional Convention was called to revise the Articles of Confederation. How did Shays's rebellion prove that the Article of Confederation needed to be revised?
7. Read An American Plague The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793.
Click here for the questions to answer while reading.
Click here for the questions to answer while reading.
Unit Activity
Complete the Edmentum/Plato Unit Activity
Click here for a copy of the rubric that will be used to grade the unit activity provided on Edmentum.
Click here for a copy of the rubric that will be used to grade the unit activity provided on Edmentum.
Unit Activity Flex Ideas
The Unit Activity objectives are to:
- use primary historical sources to make inferences about historical events and their impact
- research and identify the perspectives of the Loyalists and the Patriots
- analyze propaganda from the American Revolution
- write a newspaper editorial from a Loyalist or Patriot perspective on an event from the American Revolution
- write with a specific purpose and audience in mind
1. Design your own way to show mastery of the unit activity objectives using this template.
Click here for a copy of the Student Designed Flex Assignment
Click here for a copy of the Student Designed Flex Assignment
2. Create a news broadcast to show mastery of the unit activity objectives. (Live or Recorded)
Click here for the instructions and rubric for this activity.
Use the following links as sources for this flex activity.
http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/outlines/history-1994/the-road-to-independence/loyalists-during-the-american-revolution.php
http://www.mountvernon.org/digital-encyclopedia/article/loyalists/
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/amrev/britref/
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs
Primary Sources
ple.ple.platoweb.com/resource/3275a534-52a5-467c-b629-908e4ec332c4
Paul Revere's published engraving of the Boston Massacre.
Click here for the instructions and rubric for this activity.
Use the following links as sources for this flex activity.
http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/outlines/history-1994/the-road-to-independence/loyalists-during-the-american-revolution.php
http://www.mountvernon.org/digital-encyclopedia/article/loyalists/
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/amrev/britref/
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs
Primary Sources
ple.ple.platoweb.com/resource/3275a534-52a5-467c-b629-908e4ec332c4
Paul Revere's published engraving of the Boston Massacre.
3. Read the book Johnny Tremain - A Story of Boston in Revolt
Mrs. Mebius will ask you questions about the book to determine your depth of knowledge about the book
and about the causes that led to the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution.
Be able to identify a character in the book that would be considered a "Loyalists" and a "Patriot".
Google the book to see if interests you and/or ask Mrs. Mebius for a copy of the book.
Mrs. Mebius will ask you questions about the book to determine your depth of knowledge about the book
and about the causes that led to the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution.
Be able to identify a character in the book that would be considered a "Loyalists" and a "Patriot".
Google the book to see if interests you and/or ask Mrs. Mebius for a copy of the book.
Post Test Study Guide and Practice
Play a review game to study for the Unit 3 Post Test. You may play with up to 3 people.
Draw the following pie chart on the board. Put the magnet pencil spinner in the middle.
Divide the questions into 3 pile by number. All the 1's together, all the 2's together, and all the 3's.
Ask Mrs. Mebius for the spinner and the cards if you would like to study with this game.
Draw the following pie chart on the board. Put the magnet pencil spinner in the middle.
Divide the questions into 3 pile by number. All the 1's together, all the 2's together, and all the 3's.
Ask Mrs. Mebius for the spinner and the cards if you would like to study with this game.
Post Test Flex Activties
1. Design your own way to show mastery of the unit activity objectives using this template.
The unit objective for unit 3 are:
...analyze the events that contributed to the start of the American Revolution.
... to analyze keys events and consequences of the American Revolution.
...to describe the Articles of Confederation.
Click here for a copy of the Student Designed Flex Assignment.
The unit objective for unit 3 are:
...analyze the events that contributed to the start of the American Revolution.
... to analyze keys events and consequences of the American Revolution.
...to describe the Articles of Confederation.
Click here for a copy of the Student Designed Flex Assignment.
2. Browse the variety of Flex assignments listed for the tutorials of unit 3.
Is there a topic your would like to research and learn more about?
Some of the Flex Assignment above could be used as a Post Test Flex Activity.
Is there a topic your would like to research and learn more about?
Some of the Flex Assignment above could be used as a Post Test Flex Activity.
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