The American Revolution

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The American
Revolution

• Unit Overview

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Goals

• Understand why and how the colonies were founded
• Describe conflicts between colonies and England
  and understand why there were conflicts
• Compare influential people and events in the
  American Revolution
• Understand how certain people and events
  influenced the American Revolution

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Objectives

• Students will read all 3 lessons in chapter 11
• Students will complete all vocabulary cards
• Students will complete two on-line worksheets
• Students will create one timeline
• Students will complete one outline
• Students will complete one webquest
• Students will complete one power point
  presentation
• Students will put together and perform one skit
• Students will participate in class discussions
• Students will take one quiz
• Students will take one final test

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Curriculum

• Read Lessons
• Vocabulary
• On-Line Worksheets
• Timeline
• Inspiration Outline
• WebQuest
• Power Point
• Skit
• Class Discussions
• Quiz
• Final Test

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Lessons

• You will read all three lessons in chapter 11

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Vocabulary

• You will complete all vocabulary cards for ch.11

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Worksheets

• You will complete two on-line worksheets

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Timeline

• You will create a timeline of events that led up
  to the American Revolution
• Your timeline will cover the time period between
  1765-1783

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Outline

• You will use the Inspiration program to outline
  one lesson in chapter 11

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WebQuest

• Use the website provided here
• Complete the entire WebQuest on this site

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Power Point

• 1. Choose one of the following topics Thomas
  Jefferson, John Adams, John Peter Zenger, Patrick
  Henry, Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, Townshend Acts,
  Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, Boston
  Massacre, First Continental Congress
• 2. five slides
• -the first slide is your cover slide with your
  topic and name
• 3. at least three info. statements per slide
• 4. use at least one graphic
• 5. at least one hyperlink
• 6. sound, animation, timing, toolbars
• -peer checklist

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Skit

• 1. your skit groups will be posted on the
  classroom news board
• 2. choose a scene/event/etc. from ch. 11
• 3. write out the scene/event/etc. in play
  format-decide who the characters are, who will
  say what, who will do what, etc.
• -the content of your skit is more important than
  any props or costumes

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Class Discussion

• You will participate in class discussions over
  ch. 11

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Quiz

• You will take one quiz over the vocabulary cards

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Final Test

• You will take a final test over ch. 11

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Assessment

• Vocabulary Cards-50 points
• 2 Worksheets-20 points each
• 1 Timeline-20 points
• 1 Quiz-30 points
• 3 WebQuests-20 points each
• Power Point-50 points
• Perform a skit-50 points
• Class Discussions-50 pointsinal Test-50 points