Unit 4. December 2015. The American Revolution
Essential Question 1. Why was the Declaration of independence considered a revolutionary document?
Overview In this unit, students will learn how the American Revolution began and will analyze its major battles and eventual outcome.
Standards NYS: CCLS:Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, & Technical Subjects 6-12 NYS: Grades 6-8 Reading: History/Social Studies Key Ideas and Details 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. 2. Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources. 3. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas. 4. Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions. Craft and Structure 5. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone. 6. Describe how a text presents information (e.g., sequentially, comparatively, causally). Integration of Knowledge and Ideas 7. Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with
Skills (Learning Targets)
1. I can examine outcome of the first continental congress. 2. I can explain the importance of Paul Revere’s Ride. 3. I can examine the early battles of the American Revolution. 4. I can examine how continued tensions between the colonies and Great Britain led to armed conflict. 5. I can examine how the colonies formally declared their independence from Great Britain. 6. I can examine the obstacles the patriot faced in the war against Great Britain. 7. I can analyze the major turning points for the patriots in the final battles of the war. 8. I can examine primary sources on different views on the war. 9. I can examine the outcome of the treaty of Paris.
Key Terms / Topics1. The First continental congress. 2. The Ride of Paul Revere. 3. Battles of Lexington and Concord. 3. Second continental Congress. 4. Early Battles 5. Patrick Henry Speech. Give me liberty or give me death. 6. Thomas Paine Pamphlet Common Sense. 7. Independence Declared. 8. Patriot Vs. Loyalist. 9. Winter Valley Forge. 10. War at the Sea. 11. Independence. 12. The Treaty of Paris
ACTIVITES - Using primary and secondary sources. - Annotating texts - Classroom discussions - Analyzing documents - Writing an argumentative essay. - Unit test and quizes.
Writing Assignment Due by December 23, 2015.
Document based questions and essay due on the causes of the American Revolution. Students have to write an argumentative essay on choosing to be a Patriot or Loyalist.
Culminating Assessment: The student will write the front page for a newspaper, giving it an original title, including four articles depicting four separate events of the revolution. He /she will have at least three pictures on the front page. He/she will include an editorial page that includes an editorial from a patriot's perspective and one from a loyalist's perspective.