American History
Mr. D’Ambrosio
Name_________________________
Period______
"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."
Sir Isaac Newton
Directions: Follow the steps below to create a storyboard of the events leading
up to the American Revolution.
1. You and your partner will research one of the causes of the American
Revolution.
2. You will be given a large sheet of paper. Divide your sheet of paper by
drawing the lines shown below:
3. Write the year and the assigned cause in the top section.
A. PARTNER 1 (ACTION)
a. Draw an illustration that depicts the event (your assigned cause)
that took place in the middle left section. Make sure it is directly
based on events as discovered in your research. Be creative! Make
use of color. Label this section “ACTION.”
b. Summarize your event in essay form in the bottom left section.
Be sure to use the 5 Ws (Who, Why, When, Where, What) when
summarizing. Your illustration and essay will be graded
individually.
B. PARTNER 2 (REACTION)
a. Draw an illustration that depicts the reaction to this event (either
from the colonists or the British) in the middle right section. Make
sure it is directly based on events as discovered in your research.
Be creative! Make use of color. Label this section “REACTION.”
b. Write an essay describing the reaction to this event and how it
contributed to the American Revolution in the bottom right
section. Your illustration and essay will be graded
individually.
4. Your drawings will be placed alongside the drawings of your classmates in
order to create a storyboard portraying the chain of events that led to the
American Revolution.
5. Your illustration and essay will be evaluated based on the following criteria
(OVER):
SCORING RUBRIC
RESEARCH
DEPTH
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
HISTORICAL
RELEVANCE
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
CREATIVE
EXPRESSION
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
WRITTEN
EXPRESSION
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
TOTAL: ________ / 40 Points
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