5Th Grade Social Studies Project Menu American Revolution

5th Grade Social Studies Project Menu – American Revolution

Name:______Due Date:Thursday, November 5th

*EXTRA CREDIT PROJECTS WILL ALL BE DONE AT HOME

*CHOOSE ONE PROJECT TO REPLACE YOUR LOWEST SOCIAL STUDIES EVAULATION GRADE

Map of the Revolutionary War Battles.

• Use symbols to show which side won.
• Add a caption and legend to the map.
• Must be in color
• Neat, Attractive & Creative

/ “Interview” George Washington.

• Write a list of at least 5 questions you would ask.
• Write the answers Washington might give.
• Answers must be based on historical evidence.
• Cite where you got your evidence.
• Must be neatly written or typed.
• Must be revised & edited.

/ Create a political cartoon illustrating the views of the colonists and the king.

• Must be at 8.5” x 11”
• Must have color.
• Include a summary about what your cartoon means & the issue it addresses.

Draw a portrait of a famous Revolutionary War person.

• Write a caption listing, in paragraph form their contributions.
• Must be in color.
• Must be neat & attractive.
• Write the person’s name in big, bold letters, spelled correctly.

/ Imagine you are a news reporter in 1763. Write a story describing colonists concerns about the Proclamation of 1763.

• Must include all the narrative components.
• Must be at least a page long.
• Must be neatly written or typed.
• Must be revised & edited.

/ Write editorials from the point of view of a Patriot and Loyalist at the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Make sure to state opinions and defend them with reasons.

• Must be at least a page long, total.
• Must be neatly written or typed.
• Must be revised & edited.

Draw a comic strip illustrating a contribution of France and other Individuals and how it affected the outcome of the American Revolution.

• At least 8.5” x 11”
• Can be free hand or computer.
• Must have meaningful dialogue.
• Should have at least 6 squares/frames.
• Shows the cause & effect of the contribution.

/ Conduct an interview by writing questions to ask a woman, African American, or Native American during the Revolutionary War about their position to support or not support the Patriots’ cause.

• Must be at least a page long.
• Must be neatly written or typed.
• Must be revised & edited.
• At least 5 questions and responses.
• Responses must be based on historical fact .

/ Write a newspaper articlereporting the outcomes of the Second Continental Congress, specifically summarizing key points of the Declaration of Independence.

• Must be at least a page long.
• Must be neatly written or typed.
• Must be revised & edited.

Famous Revolutionary War People:King George III, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams.

Individuals & National Contributors:Benjamin Franklin’s negotiations with the French, the French navy, the Treaty of Paris, The Netherlands, Russia, the Marquis Marie Joseph de Lafayette, Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben.

Famous Women: Abigail Adams, Martha Washington, Molly Pitcher, Phillis Wheatley, Mercy Otis Warren