American+Revolution+2017



** About this page ** This page has a number of sections that will help you in your exploration of the American Revolution.

1. Homework 2. Epads 3. Character sketches 4. Secondary sources 5. Primary sources 6. Vocabulary 7. Films and Novels


 * 1. Homework **

** 1. Monday ** =Since I cannot post your homework in DX, you'll need to check here each night. This is where I'll be posting homework for all of the seminar assignments you're expected to complete. =

1). Tonight - Using the sources below, read and take notes in epad on the American Revolution causes and events **from 1763-1770 ( The Boston Massacre).** You are encouraged to coordinate this with your group so that you explore a range of source material. Remember that all notes **must be in your own words**, and you need to keep track of your sources.
 * Monday: **

**As you read, record any key terms as vocabulary.** These can be important people, places, or events. See below for examples of the types of vocabulary words.

= And bring your phone on Wednesday! =

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 * 2. Wednesday **

Block 4: Please find your Padlet for notes here.[|#mce_temp_url#]

 * Tonight's homework: **
 * 1). Add to your research on Events from 1770-1775 using one more secondary source below (different from the one you used before). Stop at King George's response to the Olive Branch Petition (August 1775). Be sure to cover all events we mentioned in class. Remember to think (and take notes on) the perspectives of the British and the colonists. **


 * You should also finish the notes on the Padlets and link to that in your Epad. **


 * Try watching one of the videos listed below:) **


 * 3. ** Add to your research on **Events from January 1776-1783** using one more secondary source below (different from the one you used before...try some of the links). Record all your notes in epad. This section of US history is filled with battles, battles and more battles...and the French. Don't get too bogged down in learning everything there is to know about //all// the battles. Pick a few key ones. **You must include:** Crossing the Delaware and Yorktown, and pick one or two that the British won as well.

As you read, record any key terms as vocabulary (8-12 words!). These can be important people, places, or events.


 * Tuesday, February 6: **

=Today in class: = =Use the following questions for the class activity: = =What do I see? = =<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">What can I infer? = =<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">What is the date of this? = =<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Who was the author? Who was the intended audience? = =<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">How useful is this as a source of information about this revolution? = = = =<span style="color: #e6271a; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Tonight's homework: = =<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">1). Read or watch the sources I gave you today in class about the long-term and short-term effects of the American Revolution. You are looking to answer the following questions: What changed? and What stayed the same? See selected sources below. = = = =<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Be sure to have specific examples of these ideas as well. = =<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">2). See my notes in your epad<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">...do you need to add anything to be complete? =

=<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px;">If you have time (and interest), learn some things about what daily life was like. Here are two sources to check out: =

=[|Everyday Life in America]=

[|Life as a Revolutionary Soldier]

 * Thursday, February 8: **

=<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px;">Tonight: = <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px;">Be sure your group has decided on your four turning points. See me to have them approved.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px;">Primary Source assessment is tomorrow. Review your timeline to be ready! Here is the rubric we will use: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">** 2. Epads ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">These e-pads will be used for this assignment for collaboration with your group. Please only use your pad.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Class 8-1] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Class 8-2] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Class 8-3] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Class 8-4] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Class 8-5] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Class 8-6]


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20pt;">3. Character sketches **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Your father is a colonist of British descent who fought in the French and Indian War (or what Europeans called the Seven Years War). In 1763, you are a teenager living in the colonies.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Your characters are very similar in their first journal entries, but by their second journal entries, they have begun to develop into one of the two character types below. The rest is up to you. Is your character male or female? Northerner or Southerner? Rich or poor?

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Patriot (a.k.a "rebel" or "whig" or "revolutionary" or later, "American") <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">A patriot is an American colonist who rebelled against the British.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Loyalist (a.k.a. "tory") <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">A loyalist is an American colonist who remained loyal to the British monarchy during the American Revolutionary War.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Note that although you are each writing your own journals, half of your group must be patriots and half must be loyalists. Moreover, **you must all have the same turning points.**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">** 4. ** **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20pt;">Secondary sources ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">This is where you should start your research and note taking.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">NEW: This is a children's picture book, but it also provides a nice overview of not just events, but also issues related to the American Revolution. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">WATCH: This fast-talking series on YouTube by John Green. You may have to pause it to let your brain catch up :) but it is a solid recap. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Causes of the Revolution <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Prelude to the Revolution <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Who Won the Revolution? This one does a nice job of continuity and change.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">This source has a nice overall introduction to the root causes of the Revolution and links to other interesting articles. Check out: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|ThoughtCo.]

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">This secondary source is organized quite well. Use the sub-headings to guide your reading: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">This one (pages 62-67) has continuity and change information.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Here is a great reading on the taxes as they are added to the colonists. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Here is an essay that discusses who was most likely to side with either the Patriots or the Loyalists and it addresses some myths about the Revolution. Interesting reading! <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">This article has a brief overview of the causes of the Revolution and an interesting account of the Boston Tea Party.

VIDEO Series from PBS.
[|Here is a link on YouTube] to a series of videos on the American Revolution. It is some live action and some expert commentary.

And here is a couple called The Story of Us. These are on ISBTube.
[|Episode 1:] [|Episode 2:]

[|The Digital Declaration of Independence]
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Interesting! Eyewitness to History is a website that provides a combination of secondary and primary source material on variety of turning point events. This [|link] will take you to a page on the 18th Century. Focus on the events that best fit with events of the American Revolution. Enjoy!

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Digital History is an online multimedia textbook. Move along the tabs at the top to explore textbook articles, documents, people, images, etc from this era.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|This site] has a brief account of Washington crossing the Delaware River.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">PBS has a great site on the American Revolution. I would start with the "Road to Revolution Game."

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Read a play about American History people and events such as John Adams, the Boston Massacre, and the Declaration of Independence: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 70%;">

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Check out some of the animation here [].

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Read about the lives of early Americans, like Benjamin Franklin, Paul Revere, and Thomas Jefferson.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">British (and/or Loyalist) Perspectives on the Boston Massacre, Battle in Lexington, Who were the Loyalists?, What songs did they sing?

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Outcomes and evaluation of the American Revolution, including the creation of new State Governments, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution (separation of power and checks and balances)

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">FUN WORD CHOICE: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Here are a couple links to pages about idioms of the time period. Maybe you can use some in your writing? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|get off your high horse,] and [|this one too].

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">** 5. ** **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20pt;">Primary sources **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">These sources will help you explore topics in depth. Choose one of the numbered primary sources below for your analysis. (Assignment is here.) Explore the rest to give yourself a better understanding of specific aspects of this revolution. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Choice A:

Choice B:



<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">** 6. Vocabulary **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">As you read and complete your notes, be sure to identify key vocabulary. These words can be key players, places, acts, or terms you learn through your study. I have included a few here to give you an idea:

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Colony <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">French-Indian War (Seven Years War) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Proclamation of 1763 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Sugar Act <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Militia <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Hessians <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Battle of Saratoga (NY) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">King George III

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">** 7. Films and Novels **