The American
Revolution
Mr.
Dingess
10th Grade
History
 Students
will know causes, events, and people
involved in the American Revolution
 Students
will evaluate the actions of the
colonial people before the war
 Students
will know whether or not going to war
was truly necessary
 Students
will understand key aspects of
colonial revolutionaries and nation builders
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SS.10.H.CL1.4 Students will summarize the distinct characteristics
of each colonial region in the settlement and development of
America, including religious, social, political and economic
differences.
SS.10.H.CL2.1 Students will explain the impact of the Declaration of
Independence and the American Revolution on the American
Colonies and the world.
SS.9-10.L.15
Students will use technology, including the internet,
to produce, publish and update individual or shared writing
products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link other
information and to display other information flexibly and
dynamically.
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2.1 students will demonstrate an
understanding that different people may
describe the same event or situation in
diverse ways, citing reasons for the
difference in views
2.4 students will identify and use various
sources for reconstructing the past, such as
documents, letters, diaries, maps,
textbooks, photos, and others
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Were the causes of the American
Revolution a justifiable reason to start a
war?
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 What
circumstances allowed for the
colonists to start a revolution?
 What
was the reason for the Declaration
of Independence?
 What
were the key points/aspects that
allowed the colonists to reach a victory?
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 What
were the specific acts placed on the
Colonists by the British?
 What
were the major battles of the
American Revolution?
 Why
was the Declaration of
Independence drafted and signed? Who
were the architects of this document?
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Day 1- Activity of Road to Revolution
Game & viewing of PowerPoint
presentation
Day 2- American Revolution Timeline
activity, and Microsoft Word assignment
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Day 3- Viewing of American Revolution Video/
History Channel & Microsoft Publisher
assignment (Students will get in groups and recreate the front page of a newspaper from the
colonial era)
Day 4- view site Revolutionary War Battles, and
discuss significance of key battles, if time is left
students will re-enact a battle.
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Day 5- American
Revolution
Summative
Assessment followed
by
American Revolution
Game/Puzzle
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 Diagnostic
Game
Assessment- Road to Revolution
 Formative
Assessment- Microsoft Word
Assignment, Microsoft Publisher
Assignment/Newspaper Article, Group Work,
Presentation- Rubric for Newspaper
Assignment
 Summative
Assessment- quia.com quiz,
discussions
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Google Images
 http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road.html
 http://timeline.americanrevolutioncenter.org/
 http://www.history.com/topics/americanrevolution/videos#american-revolution
 http://www.sonofthesouth.net/revolutionarywar/battles/battles.htm
 http://www.quia.com/quiz/100643.html
 http://www.ushistory.org/march/games/rebus.htm
 http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=N
ewRubric
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