The Fight for Independence

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Central topic

Szerző: Emily Renner

Socially Connected Classroom

Szerző: Nelson Schoolmaster

Character Web

Szerző: Julie Balen

History 442S Mindmap

Szerző: Eric Wikstrom

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Revolutionary Thinkers

Students will explain and defend the various perspectives of revolutionary thinkers prior to the American Revolution (from John Locke to Patrick Henry)

Acceptable Evidence: Deliberation Notes & Guided Notes

At the end, students will be asked to write about which viewpoint they agreed with the most.

The representative of each group will represent that group in debating the other representatives of the other groups.

Students will be split up into groups and required to research their topics.

Effects on the World

Students will identify and analyze the effects of the American Revolution on other nations such as France

Acceptable Evidence: Venn Diagram

Students will complete another Venn Diagram digitally for homework.

Students will walk around the room, view the various sentences, and fill in their Venn Diagrams.

The instructor will give a lecture as students take guided notes.

Declaration of Independence

Students will analyze and dissect the important elements of The Declaration of Independence and what it meant during the colonial time period.

Acceptable Evidence: Four Door Books

Students will share with a classmate what they included in their Four-Door Book.

Students will make a foldable Four Door Books and complete notes answering questions pertaining to the Preamble, Declaration of Natural Rights, Grievances, and Resolution

Instructor will go over key elements of Declaration of Independence

Main topic

Constitutional Republic

Students will analyze and present information regarding America’s democratic traditions carried on by its classical liberal past through a class project.

Acceptable Evidence: Poster with sensory figure and Venn Diagram

The various groups will each present their sensory figure to the rest of the class as they take notes.

Students wil create a sensory figure and venn diagram on a political figure (to contrast English and American govt' traditions)

The instructor will seperate the class into groups of 4.

The Causes for Revolution

Students will distinguish and evaluate the social, ideological, and political conditions that led to the American Revolution

Acceptable Evidence: Guided Notes and Questions to be answered and completed during lecture

Students will answer the closing questions to the lectures

Students will fill out Guided Notes & Do a simulation on Boston Massacre

Teacher will give a lecture on the causes of the American Revolution

The Great Awakening

Students will differentiate between the moral and political ideas of the Great Awakening Students will analyze various documents in connection with the Great Awakening and in the process obtain critical thinking and close reading skills

Acceptable Evidence: Guided Questions, Guided Worksheet, & Document Based Question

Students will do document based question on their own, based on everything they have researched. (You do it)

Students will work in pairs and complete the guided worksheet.

Students will work in new groups and answer guided questions.

Students will discuss the documents in a group setting (they do it).

The instructor will employ a specific method of note taking for students to use (showing them how to do it). We do.