Warm Up:
What is a revolution?
Write down as many words and
phrases as you can think of to describe
revolution!
Revolution:
A forcible overthrow of a
government or social order in favor
of a new system.
Today’s Question:
What are the different perspectives
on the events leading up to the
Revolution?
Today’s Agenda:
1. Class discussion: What are the different
perspectives on the events leading up to
the revolution?
2. Write editorial
Perspectives on Rebellion:
Each group will represent one of the 7 people living during the
American Revolution. We will look at 3 different events and discuss
how these people would have felt about them.
Crispus
Attucks
Logan
Thomas
Hutchinson
Samuel
Adams
King
George III
Abigal
Adams
John
Dickenson
Important Vocab:
Patriot: a person supporting the rebellion against England
Loyalist: a person who is loyal to the British government
Neutralist: a person who is not on either the British or American side
Radical: a person who wants to go to extremes to change a political system
Moderate: a person who does not believe in radical methods to change a
political system
In your group:
Take 5 minutes to read over the information on your page. This will help you
understand your perspective on each event!
Create a name tag to display on your table.
Procedure:
1. We will look at a picture of each event and discuss what happened.
2. You will have 5 minutes to answer the question that goes along with that
event. Choose a presenter to share your character’s viewpoint with the
class.
3. We will discuss/debate each event from the perspectives of your historical
figures!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSpSCZFJOiA
Editorials:
Opinion letters printed in newspapers
Editorial:
1. Choose an act of colonial rebellion—Boston Massacre, Boston
Tea Party, the tarring and feathering of a tax collector—to write
an editorial about.
2. Complete the “prewriting for editorial.”
3. Decide which perspective you will write your editorial from:
Patriot or British.
In Your Editorial:
The name of your newspaper in which your editorial appears. The name should reflect the
perspective of the editorial.
The picture representing the event pasted or taped on your editorial with a caption.
A headline for your editorial that reflects the main idea.
A brief introduction that summarizes the who, what, when, and where of your event. This
should be short and written in language that reflects your perspective.
A section that clearly supports or criticizes the actions of the people involved in the event
and explains what should be done as a result of the action.
A section that briefly presents the opposing view and tells why that point of view is wrong.
A conclusion emphasizing why your point of view is right.