Lesson Plan: American Revolutionary War

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American Revolution: Join or Die

Grade 10
2 weeks
10th grade students will differentiate between the opposing sides of
the American revolution and synthesize a realistic vision of a person
of your own creation

SS.912.A.4.6: Examine how the United States government

Standards
Addressed:

prepared the nation for war with war measures.

NETS-T-5: Exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of

technology infusion, participating in shared decision making and

community building, and developing the leadership and technology
skills of others.
Note: Additional couple days of class will be sidelined for computer
Required Materials: lab days. Students are required to have notes present at all times
during the project to draw off of.
From a random list the student is given a profession and background,
as well as a given gender on their person. The student must then
Anticipatory Set:
name the character and choose whether they will be a patriot, neutral,
or a loyalist, based on the characters situation.
Procedure:
1. Students randomly draw a character with a set profession and
background, as well as a given gender on their person.
2. Students then name their person and choose a side for them,
either patriot or loyalist based on the characters set
background chosen by the instructor
3. Instructor individually meets with students to guide them on
which side they are to join. Note: some students may have
characters that could go both ways, but must be committed to
one side.
4. Students must then discuss the impact that comes when
choosing this side, talk about the specific blowback. If
character is more family oriented talk about the impact on
this. If character lives alone, or is former veteran talk about
impact on colleagues. If the character is outside the U.S.
conflict, talk about impact on country, possible village. Be
specific and refer to notes on patriotism, neutral, and loyalist
qualities.
5. Students take their character and the given information and
present it through the use of a visual aid. It can be but not
limited to: PowerPoint, Prezi, Poster board, Video clip with a
Please note: Consideration of technology use can be made at all stages of the planning
process. The teacher AND the students must use the technology! You must highlight
where/when you are using technology with red or green font.

15 min length max run time, all other options must be visually
realistic and or approved by the instructor.

Guided Practice:
Independent
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Teacher discusses with the students the right and realistic choice
needed, when determining the side that their person may need to be a
part of. This is an opportunity to bring questions to the teacher
beforehand. And clear any discrepancies.
Students will work on their own. This is their opportunity to show
they have mastered the skill(s). They must follow the provided
template when presenting, as instructed by the teacher.
Gifted students will be given the option to delve deeper into their
character by giving multiple perceptive beyond the one their
character represents. Example: View character as not just a loyalist,
but how a possible member of the other groups may try to sway your
character. Disability students will be provided the same assignment,
but provide just a lesser required field product with a higher
recommendation for visual aid representation. ESOL students may
also with guidance from instructor, be provided a secondary
individual with more understandable backround.
http://www.ushistory.org/us/11b.asp
http://www.britannica.com/event/Albany-Congress/imagesvideos/Join-or-Die-the-first-known-American-cartoon-publishedby/4139
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-revolution/1915
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lieutenant-colonel-georgewashington-begins-the-seven-years-war

Please note: Consideration of technology use can be made at all stages of the planning
process. The teacher AND the students must use the technology! You must highlight
where/when you are using technology with red or green font.