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The Story of the American Revolution
Students will describe the events leading up to, during, and immediately following the
American Revolution in detail by creating a storybook, performing a skit or putting on a
“live” newscast. Students will also include important figures involved in the American
Revolution as well as the ideas which the American government is based upon.
Grade 10 World History
TEKS Objectives:
§113.33. World History Studies
(c) Knowledge and skills.
(1) History. The student understands traditional historical points of reference in world
history. The student is expected to:
(A) identify the major eras in world history and describe their defining
characteristics;
(B) identify changes that resulted from important turning points in world history
such as the development of farming; the Mongol invasions; the development of
cities; the European age of exploration and colonization; the scientific and
industrial revolutions; the political revolutions of the 18th, 19th, and 20th
centuries; and the world wars of the 20th century;
(C) apply absolute and relative chronology through the sequencing of significant
individuals, events, and time periods
(8) History. The student understands causes and effects of major political revolutions
since the 17th century. The student is expected to:
(A) identify causes and evaluate effects of major political revolutions since the
17th century, including the English, American, French, and Russian revolutions;
(B) summarize the ideas from the English, American, French, and Russian
revolutions concerning separation of powers, liberty, equality, democracy,
popular sovereignty, human rights, constitutionalism, and nationalism;
(C) evaluate how the American Revolution differed from the French and Russian
revolutions, including its long-term impact on political developments around the
world
§113.35. United States Government
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(c) Knowledge and skills.
(2) History. The student understands how constitutional government, as developed in
the United States, has been influenced by people, ideas, and historical documents. The
student is expected to:
(A) analyze the principles and ideas that underlie the Declaration of
Independence and the U.S. Constitution, including those of Thomas Hobbes,
John Locke, and Charles de Montesquieu;
Instructional Method implemented:
The methods implemented were Experiential Learning and Indirect Instruction.
How strategy was implemented:
Instead of being the director, I became the facilitator and provided guidance to the
students as they used their own knowledge and creativity to complete the assignment.
Assessment:
Throughout the process, the students were constantly monitored and asked for drafts of
their stories/skits/newscasts in order to ensure they understood the topic and ideas. The
completed storybook/skit/newscast was the formal assessment and I determined grades
based upon a rubric. Along with the active monitoring, students and I engaged in a
reflection discussion in which I probed for the subject knowledge they obtained during
this activity, and these were the informal assessments.
Reflection:
The learner response was positive as the students genuinely seemed interested in both
the lesson and furthering their knowledge of the subject. They were excited to perform
their newscasts and skits. I do consider the lesson to be a success.
Supplemental material: List of 60 terms from Ch. 24, Instructions sheet for each
student
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American Revolution Group Project
You will be in groups of three (BE SURE TO CHOOSE YOUR PARTNERS WISELY)
and given a list of important events, people, concepts, and dates of the American
Revolution. Your job will be to do one of three things:
1.) You are to create a story book using all the important terms from the American
Revolution. The words in your story book should be highlighted and each page
should contain a description of the term. This should be in chronological order of
the American Revolution. Each page in your book should include a colored
picture, Internet pictures can be used but 10 pictures must be drawn. The book
should have a title page and a cover. The book should also be bound somehow,
for example a binder can be used.
2.) You and your group are going to put on a newscast describing events of the
American Revolution. This newscast is going to be “broadcast live” to the class.
You should include pictures, and have detailed reports of what is going on during
the Revolution. Each member must play as equal of a role as possible in the
newscast.
3.) You and your partner are to perform a skit about the events of the American
Revolution. One person will be designated the narrator while the other two act
out the events. If it is impossible to act out then you must show pictures depicting
the events or ideas. Remember the events need to be acted out or presented in
order.
*Ways to lose points:
1.) Not all terms, concepts, and ideas are discussed and highlighted
2.) The words/concepts are not in order
3.) Drawn pictures are not colored
4.) Group is not on task during the allotted class time
5.) The assignment is late
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Use these words, concepts, people and dates to complete your American
Revolution assignment
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Checks and balances
Federal system
Bill of Rights
King George III
Great Britain
Colonists
Reasons for colonists success
13 Colonies
Louis XVI
Benjamin Franklin
Stamp Act
Concord
John Adams
Cornwallis
1778
French and Indian War
1776
Parliament
John Locke
Samuel Adams
Lexington
Yorktown
Articles of Confederation
Weaknesses of the Articles of
Confederation
Republic
1765
Navigation Acts
1763
1787, February
Boston Massacre
1787, May
1787, September
Constitution
Shay’s Rebellion
Rousseau
James Madison
Patrick Henry
First Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress
American Revolution
George Washington
Congress
Montesquieu
Taxation without representation
Boston
Boston Tea Party
Boston Harbor
April 1775
1781
Federalists
Anti Federalists
Constitutional Convention
Loyalists
Patriots
Minutemen
Redcoats
1773
September 1774
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
Fort Ticonderoga