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Unit Title: Ride to the Revolution

Topics: The American Revolution

Summary:Framed by the political and social climate of the pre-Revolutionary

War period, students will explore how the Boston Massacre, Boston

Tea Party and The Stamp Act led up to Paul Revere's ride. They will

discover how law-abiding citizens can be considered both Patriots

and Traitors.

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Description:Strand 1 - Chronology and Cause

Understandings:

People choose many courses of action to protect their ideas and

beliefs.

* King George III and the Colonists each took actions that the

other considered unjust.

* These actions and perceptions on both sides led to the

Revolutionary War.

How could a midnight ride affect the lives of the colonists

in the past, as well as our own lives in the present?

* Was Paul Revere a Patriot or a Traitor?

* What caused King George to send the British army to Boston?

Questions:

* Paul Revere: Patriot or Traitor?

What caused King George to send the British army to Boston?

Knowledge and Skills:

Students will know:

key terms: traitor, patriot, Minuteman, taxation,

democracy

key events: Stamp Act, Bostom Massacre, Tea Party,

Paul Revere's Ride

that there are two sides to every conflict or

disagreement

Students will be able to:

explain how a person can be considered both a patriot and a traitor

construct a time-line of events leading up to the Revolutionary War

understand cause and effect

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Task/Prompt: "Dear Relative"

Topics: The American Revolution

Summary: The student will explain causes and effects of the events leading to the midnight ride of Paul Revere by writing a letter describing said events to a relative in England.

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History, Learning standard 1

Strand 1: Chronology and Cause

Students understand the power of ideas behind important events.

Student Directions:

Pretend that you are a person living in Boston during the events leading up to Paul Rever's ride. Write a letter to a relative in Britain explaining the events taking place in the colonies and the reason why the colonists are acting the way they are.

ATTACHED RUBRIC(S)

"Dear Relative"

Trait: "Dear Relative"

Performance Type:

Level 1:

3 - A good letter explains two causes and one effect leading up to Paul Rever's ride. It presentes the information in a logical order and is written with generally correct use of conventions.

Level 2:

2 - A fair letter explains one cause and one effect leading up to Paul Rever's ride. It may not present the information in a logical order, and it may include some information that is not accurate. The text may include some errors in conventions.

Level 3:

1 - A poor letter may explain one cause leading up to Paul Rever's ride.

Level 4:

0 - An unscorable letter is incomplete or is not related to the events leading up to Paul Rever's ride.

Task/Prompt: The 5 W's

Topics: The American Revolution

Summary: After listening to a cassette recording of "Paul Revere's Ride" by Longfellow, students will read the poem individually. They will refer to the 5 W's; Who, What Where, When, Why. They will record their thoughts on each stanza in writing. After, they will share their summaries with the rest of the class. The teacher will transfer these summaries to a chart. Using the chart and the five W's for reference, the students will rewrite the poem as a newspaper article.

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The 5 W's

Trait: The 5 W's

Performance Type:

Level 1:

4 - an excellent article, contains 5 W's in a logical sequence or time order with references to the poem. Correct use of conventions is apparent to the reader

Level 2:

3 - a good article, contains at least four of the 5 W's presented in a

logical time sequence

Level 3:

2 - a fair article, may contain two of the 5 W's with correct information

from the poem

Level 4:

1 - vague impression of events in poem, may contain one of the 5 W's

Level 5:

0 - incomplete, events in article not related to events in poem

Task/Prompt: Extra! Extra!

Topics: The American Revolution

Summary: The teacher will publish a fake newspaper and distribute it to the class. The lead story is "The Boston Tea Party". Students will be assigned, in groups of five, a specific night to call into the teacher's voice mail and comment on the story.

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Extra! Extra!

Trait: Extra! Extra!

Performance Type:

Level 1:

3 - commentary includes most of the important points in the article and are presented in a logical sequence

Level 2:

2 - fair idea of events in newspaper article, may not present information in logical order

Level 3:

1 - vague comment, not more than one valid point in commentary

Level 4:

0 - incomplete comment, not related to newspaper article

Task/Prompt: Taxation Without Representation

Topics: The American Revolution

Summary: This activity will allow the students to experience taxation withut representation(as the Colonists might have when the Stamp Tax was enacted). For one week the students will earn "money" in class. They will be "paid" for completed seatwork, homework, positive behavior, etc. The following week, students will be "taxed" for certain activities such as a drink of water, pencil sharpening, bathroom passes, etc. The experience will provide the students with an oportunity to relate to the emotions of the colonists when Britain imposed new taxes on them without their consent.

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Taxation Without Representation

Trait: Taxation Without Representation

Performance Type:

Level 1:

No scoring other than anecdotal notes or observations made in classs.

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