Riverview OSPI-Developed Assessment for 5th Grade Social Studies
Essential Question: Should the colonies declare independence from Great Britain?
TIMELINE:
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Session 1: Introduce Essential Question, Go Over Timeline, Discuss Student Directions and
Rubrics
Sessions 2-6: Discuss Big 6 Research Model, Go Over Graphic Organizer, Complete Graphic
Organizer using prior knowledge and additional research (videos, links, books)
Sessions 7-9: Rough Draft, Revise, Edit
Sessions 10-12: Final Copy of Letter and Bibliography
STUDENT DOCUMENTS:
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Student Graphic Organizer
Bibliography Information Page
Editing Checklist
Rubrics:
o Writing Rubric
o Social Studies Rubric
Student Response Packet
BIG SIX RESEARCH:
Big 6 Research Model and Organization Documents (from Burlington Edison?)
http://www.big6.com/
http://www.be.wednet.edu/Departments/TeachingAndLearning/PathCivics5.shtml#Big6
RESEARCH INFORMATION:
Key Words (you can use these to search on the internet, in encyclopedias, or at the library)
 American Revolution
 Revolutionary War
 War of Independence
 Thirteen Colonies
 Boston Tea Party
 Slaves and the Revolution
 Stamp Act
 Townshend Act
 Battle of Lexington
 Battle of Concord
 George Washington
 Paul Revere
 Sam Adams
 Declaration of Independence
 Parliament and the Revolution
 Hessians and the Revolution
 Loyalists and Patriots
 Native Americans and the Revolution
 Women and the American Revolution
STAKEHOLDERS:
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In favor of Independence (Patriots, Sons of Liberty, Daughters of Liberty)
Loyal to Great Britain (King, Parliament, Loyalists, Hessians, British Soldiers)
Others (Native Americans, Slaves, Population of Great Britain, Women, Settlers West of the
Appalachians
PRIMARY SOURCES:
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http://www.archives.gov/research/military/american-revolution/pictures/index.html#beg
http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/2005_winter_spring/boston_tea_party.htm
http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/winter96/massacre.html
http://www.earlyamerica.com/music/revolutionary.htm
STUDENT LINKS:
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http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/index.html
http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/American_Revolution.html
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/revolut/jb_revolut_subj.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2narr4.html
http://www.americanrevolution.org/hessians/hessindex.html
http://www.americanrevolution.org/ind1.html
http://citationmachine.net/index2.php
DISCOVERY STREAMING:
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The American Revolution: From Colonies to Constitution: The Road to Revolution: This program
looks at the chain of events that began in 1763 and ended in 1775 with the outbreak of the
Revolutionary War in 1775. Included are the Proclamation of 1763, the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act,
the Declaratory Act, the Quartering Act, the Townshend Acts, the Committees of Correspondence,
the Boston Tea Party, the Intolerable Acts and the First Continental Congress. The American
Revolution: From Colonies to Constitution: The Road to Revolution. Prod. Ancient Lights.
Ancient Lights, 2001. Discovery Education. Grades 6-8
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Countdown to Independence: Causes of the American Revolution: Taxation without
representation emerged as the central issue of conflict between the colonies and Great Britain. Full
motion footage accompanied by stills of historical events and dramatized narration shows how this
issue led to actual conflict. The Boston Tea Party, the Quartering Acts, the Boston Massacre and
the Intolerable Acts contributed to the American Revolution, a revolution that signaled the birth of
the first new nation in modern history, and became a sign of hope for our country and for people
throughout the world seeking freedom. Causes of the American Revolution: Countdown to
Independence. Prod. Video Dialog. Video Dialog, 1993. Discovery Education. Grades 6-8
HISTORICAL RESEARCH:
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George vs. George: The American Revolution As Seen from Both Sides by Rosalyn
Schanzer (January, 2007)
If You Lived At The Time Of The American Revolution by Kay Moore and Daniel
O’Leary (June, 1998)
Let It Begin Here!: Lexington & Concord: First Battles of the American Revolution by
Dennis Brindell Fradin and Larry Day (March, 2009)
Independent Dames: What You Never Knew About the Women and Girls of the
American Revolution by Laurie Halse Anderson and Matt Faulker (June, 2008)
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Liberty or Death: The Surprising Story fo Runaway Slaves who Sided with the British
During the American Revolution by Margaret Whitman Blair (January, 2010)
African Americans and American Indians Fighting in the Revolutionary War
(Revolutionary War Library) by John Micklos (September,2008)