American Revolution and Founding Fathers Quilt
Requirements:
1. In groups, each student is required to complete three quilt squares.
2. Your group’s quilt must contain information about these 5 topics and you may use your notebooks from both History & English, History book
and these 4 sources:
Topics
Sources
Events leading to the Revolution
Common Sense
War for Independence
Declaration of Independence
Constitution Convention
Patrick Henry’s Speech to the Virginia Convention
Washington’s Presidency
Washington Farewell Address
Articles of Confederation
3. Each quilt square must have a detailed summary about the topic
4. Your quilt square must contain the following visual and literary/syntactical elements:
Decorative border
Pictures
Quotes w/ literary or syntactical element
Illustration
Repetition
Metaphor
Timelines
Restatement
Imagery
Maps
Antithesis
Political Cartoons
Parallelism
Rhetorical
Allusion
Before the American Revolution
Declaration of Independence
Quote:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain
unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.-- (para. #)
Repetition - Jefferson starts each of his clauses with that, perhaps to maintain a straightforward, logical flow. It also makes that
sentence stand out and stick in the reader’s memory.
Summary:
Declaration of Independence was created by Thomas Jefferson in response to George III being cruel to the colonies. In the
document, Jefferson explains that if the colonists’ “natural rights” are not protected,they have every right to break away from the
England. On July 4, 1776, Jefferson had the rest of the Continental Congress sign the historic document signifying the
Independence of the colonies.
C.Taylor
Name_________________________
1.
Historical Information
--Key issues for each topic are
represented
--Each topic is accurately depicted
Quilt Project Evaluation
Points Possible
Student Assessment
Teacher Assessment
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2. Visual Appeal
--Required visual elements are
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combined to allow viewer to
understand important ideas
--Quilt is striking to viewer and
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shows imagination
3. Literary/Syntactical Quote Identification & Summary Writing
--Clearly explains content of quilt
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--Writing uses proper grammar
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spelling, and punctuation
--Literary/Syntactical identification is
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correct & purpose is explained
4. Individual Contribution
--Shared equally in planning, research,
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and assembling of quilt
--Used cooperative skills to complete
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project with partners