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Introduction | The Task | The Process | Conclusion |
The Revolutionary War was a turning point in the history of our country. The American Revolution not only created our country, but it also defined our society, our way of life and our ideals.Why did American Patriots choose the horror of war to free themselves from England? What issues did the American Patriots have to overcome? Have you ever wondered how these men became such extraordinary men in such turbulent times? What made these men different from others? Identify the major events that revolve around Nathan Hale, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington in the Revolutionary War.
Goals
1.Develop notes that include important concepts, paraphrases, summaries, and identification of information sources.
2. Identifying the various roles played in the Revolutionary War era, with emphasis on George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Nathan Hale
3.Create a time line with the important events of the American Revolution
4. Use available electronic databases to access information
. Your mission is to:
• create a time line with the important events of that year.
• describe the events on your time line and why they are important.
• describe clothing, food, and leisure time activities for that period of time.
. include information on your time line about George Washington, Nathan Hale, and Benjamin Franklin.
1. First you will decide if you'd like to work alone or with a partner.
• If you would like to work with a partner, choose your partner now.
2. Second, you will decide what medium you will use to create your time line.
• If you are using something that I will need to get for you or help you with, let me know immediately.
3. Third, you will visit the websites provided below to determine what events are important.
• www.eyewitnesstohistory.com
• The History Place
A website devoted to the history and the American Revolution.
www.historyplace.com
4. Fourth, you will visit the websites provided below to find descriptions of the clothing, food, and activities of the people from the Revolutionary period.
• 18th Century Daily Life
Enter the life of someone living in the 18th century.
www.history.org/Almanack/life/life.cfm
www.history.org/history/clothing/intro/clothing.cfm
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5. And last, you will create your time line as a group , then share it with the rest of the class and turned it in.
You will be working together as a group exploring web sites that I have selected. You should start with the pages that are labelled 'Background Information' before dividing into groups. Each group has their own timeline to complete. There is a task organizer and an evaluation rubric in Background Information to guide your work.
You will pass in the following product.:
• Timeline
o This can be created however you choose (i.e. paper, markers, posterboard, paint, computer).
o You will have at least 8 events on your timeline with descriptions and why they are important.
Phase 1 - Background Information
Title: History through the eyes of those who lived
• URL: eyewitnesshistory.com
http://www.ibiscom.com/18frm.htm
• Stamp Act
http://www.history.org/almanack/life/politics/polhis.cfm
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• The History Place
.URL :A website devoted to the history and the American Revolution
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/revwar-75.htm.
Title: Boston Tea Party
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle/bostonteaparty-edenton.html
Title: George
http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/lesson/life
http://www.ushistory.org/
Phase 2 - Roles
These American Heroes were chosen because they each define the most important elements of American Revolution. Each of you has been assigned a particular role with links and instructions below. Here are the general instructions for all of you. Please see your specific instructions and questions below.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Two members from each WebQuest team will explore the websites below
2. Read through the files designated for your group. You can print out pages and underline the parts that you feel are important or cut and paste from the webpage into a word processor.
3. Remember to include the URL of the page you take information from so you can return to it and use it as a citation.
4. Remember to use the classroom resources as well including;
1. your History Alive book,
2.The Secret Soldier: The Story of Deborah Sampson by Ann McGovern, Scholastic, 1975.,
3.The Encarta Encyclopedia Article: The American Revolution,
4. A Young Patriot: The American Revolution as Experienced by One Boy by Jim Murphy, Scholastic Inc., 1996.
5.The Riddle of Penncroft Farms by Dorthea Jensen, Gulliver Books/Harcourt Brace 1989.
6.If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution by Kay Moore, Scholastic Inc., 1997.
7.Which Way to the Revolution?: A Book About Maps by Bob Barner, Holiday House, 1998.
8.The Boston Tea Party in American History by Mary E. Hull, Enslow Publishers, 1999.
9. And please remember you can use information from your notes on the video American Revolution, Schlessinger Video productions, 1996.http://education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry/Hale-Nat:
Identify the major events on your time line that revolve around Nathan Hale.
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry/Hale-Nat
http://www.connecticutsar.org/patriots/hale_nathan.htmhttp://pbs.org/georgewashington/:
Identify the major events on your time line that revolve around George Washington.http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/gw1.html
http://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gwhtml/
http://www.ushistory.org/franklin:
Identify the major events on your timeline that reIvolve around Benjamin Franklin.
http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/
http://www.earlyamerica.com/lives/franklin/
http.quotationspaages.com/quotes/Benjamin_Franklin/:
What quotes are Benjamin Franklin famous for?
http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Benjamin_Franklin/role, job or perspective #5:
Use these links to answer the following questions.
1.role, job or perspective #6:
Use these links to answer the following questions.
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Phase 3 - Reaching Consensus
You have all learned about different people in the American Revolution. Now group members come back to the larger web quest team with expertise gained by searching from one perspective. You must all now complete the Time line as a group. Each of you will bring a certain information to the time line: some of you will agree and others disagree. Use information, pictures, movies, facts, opinions, etc. from the web sites and resources you explored to convince your teammates that your information is the most important and should be part of your team's response. Your web quest team should make a time line that everyone on the team can live with.
When you are finished with this Web Quest you will have a better understanding of the Revolutionary period. You will be able to describe important events during the Revolutionary War and describe some daily living activities from that period. How has your thinking changed since you first started this, remember learning never stops. What else would you still like to learn about the American Revolution?
Evaluation- Rubric
When you hand in your time line, I will grade them using the rubric below. If you are working in pairs, each partner will receive the same grade.
1 Beginning
2 Developing
3 Accomplished
4 Exemplary
1. Beginning- Anything less than a 2, 3, or 4. (I.e. there are less than 5 events. The information is not presented in the correct format. There are no descriptions or innacurate descriptions. There are no reasons written as to why that event is important.)
2- Developing There are less than 8 events on the timeline. Each event has a description, although it may not be accurate. There is a statement about why the event is important , however, is does not reflect an understanding of the American Revolution.
3- Accomplished There are less than 8 events on the timeline. Each event has an accurate description. There is a statement about why the event is important in the year 1776 that demonstrates a beginning understanding of the American Revolution.
4- Exemplary There are at least 8 events on the time line. Each event has a description that accurately describes the event. There is a statement about why each event is important in the year 1776 that demonstrates an understanding of the American Revolution.
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