Causes of the American Revolution Major Grade Assignment
DUE 11/14/13
Illustrated Flip ChartYou must include an illustrated cover page with a title. Each page must include the title of the causes, an illustration, a description of thecause, the colonial reaction or response and the British reasoning or reaction/response.
Resources: blank paper, hole punch, construction paper or card stock (cover), rings / PowerPoint Presentation
You must include a title slide.Each slide must include a visual representation of the cause, the description, the colonial reaction or response and the British reasoning or reaction/response.
Resources: computer with Microsoft PowerPoint / Book
You must include a book cover with a title. Each page must include a visual representation of the cause, the description, the colonial reaction or response and the British reasoning or reaction/response.
Resources: blank paper, construction paper or card stock (cover) / Cartoon Strip
You must include a title panel. Each panel will represent one of the causes. The name of the cause must be in each panel. At least 1 caption per panel.
Resources: blank legal paper
FREE CHOICE
Be creative. Think outside the box… but get your teacher’s approval before you start.
Each cause must include a visual representation of the cause, the description, and illustrate the colonial reaction or response and the British reasoning or reaction/response. / Timeline
You must include a title.Each cause must include a visual representation of the cause, the description, and illustrate the colonial reaction or response and the British reasoning or reaction/response.
Resources: blank legal paper / Flashcards
You must include a title card.
Each card must include a visual representation of the cause, the description, the colonial reaction or response and the British reasoning or reaction/response.
Resources: notecards / Album
You must include an album cover with the name. The track list must be REAL songs. Each song should be the “soundtrack” for the cause that it represents. Be sure to name the song and the artist(s).
Resources: computer with Microsoft Publisher
REMINDERS
- Everything must be in chronological order
- Each illustration must represent in some way the cause involved in the road to revolution. Your drawing must represent the meaning of the act or event through what the characters are either thinking or saying to each other. All illustrations must be colored. Minimal white space.
- When giving the colonists’ opinion, be sure to include how the event affected the colonists. If it is an event, why did the colonists participate in it? Why was it begun?
- For the British, answer why the British passed the law? How did the British feel about the event and why did the British participate in it?
Chronological Order
Navigation Acts (1763)
Proclamation of 1763
Sugar Act (1764)
Quartering Act (1764)
Stamp Act (1765)
Declaratory Act (1766)
Townshend Acts (1767)
Boston Massacre (1770)
Tea Act (1773)
Intolerable (Coercive) Acts (1774)
First Continental Congress (1774)
Olive Branch Petition (1775)
Lexington and Concord (1775)
Proclamation of Rebellion (1775)
Second Continental Congress (1775)
Declaration of Independence (1776)
Note:PowerPoint and Album can be emailed to your teacher at: ______.
Rubric
Category / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1Quantity of Facts / The timeline contains all assigned events. / The timeline containsat least 12 events. / The timeline containsat least 8 eventsrelated to the topicbeing studied. / The timeline containsfewer than 4 events.
Accuracy / Facts are accurate forall events reported onthe timeline. / Facts are accurate foralmost all events
reported on the
timeline. / Facts are accurate for most of the events reported on the timeline. / Facts are often
inaccurate for eventsreported on thetimeline.
Sequence / Events are placed in
proper order. / Almost all events areplaced in proper
order. / Most of theevents are placed inproper order. / Most events are
incorrectly placed onthe timeline.
Dates / An accurate,
complete date has
been included for
each event. / An accurate,
complete date has
been included for
almost every event. / An accurate date has been included for almost every event. / Dates are inaccurate
or missing for severalevents.
Sentence fluency / Events are clearly
described using
accurate and vivid
language. / Events are described
well, but language is
sometimes vague or
inaccurate. / Events are not
described well and
language is often
vague or inaccurate. / Events are described
using vague language
or inaccurate
information.
Mechanics / There are no punctuation, spelling
or capitalization errors. / Punctuation, spelling
and capitalization
are mostly correct. / There are a few
punctuation, spelling,
and capitalization
errors. / There are many
punctuation, spelling,
and capitalization
errors.
Total Points: ______/24
Rubric Conversion Chart
24 / 100 / 18 / 75 / 12 / 50 / 6 / 2523 / 96 / 17 / 71 / 11 / 46 / 5 / 21
22 / 92 / 16 / 67 / 10 / 42 / 4 / 17
21 / 87 / 15 / 62 / 9 / 37 / 3 / 12
20 / 83 / 14 / 58 / 8 / 33 / 2 / 8
19 / 79 / 13 / 54 / 7 / 29 / 1 / 4