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American Revolution Newspaper

Task The American Revolution was a difficult time in American history. Colonists fought against their own government to secure independence in order to create the United States of America. Your task will e to design a newspaper that highlights several important aspects of an American Revolution attle. Your stories should e ased on facts from researching this time period. Process

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Review the criteria for each section elow and write a news report for your newspaper after conducting your research. Your stories will e entered into a Newspaper format of your choice. Revolutionary War Battle Story You will e assigned one of the ma!or attles of the Revolutionary "ar. "rite a summary that includes# Answers to the $ %"% &uestions 'who( what( why( when( where)

A detailed description of the action *ey participants from the American and +ritish side 'which commanders,generals) -ate and specific location of the attle

"hich side won the attle .ocate a photo 'painting) and write a caption that will descri e the attle. Revolutionary War Leader Story Choose one of the leaders of the Revolutionary "ar and write a summary that includes# / "hich side the leader supported / A summary of their ma!or accomplishments / A description of how their life ended .ocate a photo and write a caption that will descri e the leader. Suggested .eaders# 1oseph 2artin 1ohn +urgoyne Charles Cornwallis *ing 0eorge 444 3than Allen Thomas 1efferson

0eorge "ashington +enedict Arnold Nathaniel 0reene

3dward +raddock Samuel Adams 1ohn 5aul 1ones

Additional War Reporting You will write additional information a out the attle and the significance to the attle in another article. This will include other information not included in your main article.

Revolutionary War Facts +ased on your research( choose ten facts a out the war that you think others may learn from and find very interesting. Your facts should e written in complete sentences and provide specific details that carefully descri e your selection. +e Specific to your attle6666 Revolutionary War Quotations Choose two &uotations and their authors that will e remem ered during the American

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Revolution. Free Choice Option Choose one topic of your choice to research. You may choose to write a summary of your topic or include a photo with a caption to descri e your topic. Suggested topics# music uniforms flags weapons Resources There are a num er of sources online and there are more than enough ooks in li raries. You are to write your i liography AS Y7U R3S3ARC8 and use the format e9ample elow. 2ake sure you use at least :;< sources of information. 39ample# Author=s Name. >ull title of work 'in &uotation marks). -ocument date 'if known)( >ull http address( -ate of visit. 5ikulski( 1ack.?The Role of 5honics in the Teaching of Reading.@ >e . $( ABBC( http#,,www.eduplace.com,lds,article,phonics.htm( 7ct. D( ABBC. Conclusion Congratulations( your pu lished newspaper has provided the colonists information a out a variety of events that occurred during the American Revolution. The events you detailed provide the highlights of a very important time in American history. 4n addition( you have strengthened your research( writing( and technology skills.
During the course of your research you are also required to visit the following site: http://www.ourdocuments.gov. It is an extremely important website containing many of the important United States historical documents.

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American Revolution Newspaper 3valuation Revolutionary "ar +attle Story ,EF points answers the $ %"% &uestions 'who( what( why( when( where)

includes a description of the action includes key participants from the American and +ritish side includes date and specific location of the attle includes which side won the attle

uses correct grammar and spelling Revolutionary "ar .eader Story ,EF points / includes which side the leader supported / includes a summary of their ma!or accomplishments / descri es how their life ended / uses correct grammar and spelling Additional "ar Reporting ,EF points includes a description of the attle and outcomes of the attle. +e specific an included names and locations. uses correct grammar and spelling Revolutionary "ar >acts ,EF points includes ten complete sentences that provide specific details a out events that happened during this time period

uses correct grammar and spelling Revolutionary "ar Guotations includes two appropriate &uotations and their authors

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uses correct grammar and spelling 5hotos and Captions photos and captions enhance the news story

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uses correct grammar and spelling >ree Choice 7ption includes a summary of a topic or a photo with a caption descri ing the topic

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uses correct grammar and spelling

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#ey Battles o$ the War % you &ill 'e assigned one to study and create a paired pro(ect Apr C$ .e9ington Concord 1un C$ +unker 8ill Aug CD .ong 4sland 7ct CD "hite 5lains Nov CD >ort "ashington -ec CD Trenton 1an CC 5rinceton 1ul CC Ticonderogo Aug CC +ennington Sep CC +randywine Sep CC +emis 8eights 7ct CC Saratoga 7ct CC 0ermantown 2onmouth 1un CH Savannah -ec CH 5eno scot 1ul CB Charleston 2ay HF "a9haw=s 2ay HF Camden Aug HF *ings 2ountain 7ct HF 8annah=s Cowpens 1an HA 0uilford 2ar HA 8o kirks 8ill Apr HA 3utaw Springs 1un HA 1ames River 1ul HA Yorktown 7ct