Revolutionary War

Introduction

MVE 5th Grade American Revolutionary Webquest.

Welcome! You are in for an exciting journey! You are a colonist, during the time of the Revolutionary War. You will not only be learning all about the Revolutionary War, but will be demonstrating your knowledge in various ways. You will be teaching others about what is "happening" to you during this critical time in history.

Task

TASKYou will research an event from the revolutionary war time period and create a Project on Book Creator to share the facts in a way to show the historical significance and impact of this event on our life today.

Process

Process

1. Choose one of the following pre-revolutionary or revolutionary war events.

Events

1. The Boston Tea Party

2. The Boston Massacre

3. The Stamp Act

4. The Declaration of Independence

5. The Battle at Lexington and Concord

6. The Hanging of Nathan Hale

7. Washington Crossing the Delaware

8. Valley Forge

9. France's Role in the Revolution

10. Native Americans in the War

11. The American Navy

12. Slaves in the Revolution

13. Women in the Revolution

14. The Peace Treaty

2. Use the web to collect information on your event. Answer the questions on the questions worksheet (provided by your teacher) as you research, this will aid in your notetaking.

3. Using the information you collected on your notes, you will create an Explain Everything that will contain all the information you discovered. Be sure to look at the Evaluation for grading criteria. Remember to use visuals and be very specific on your end project.

Events & Timeline

http://www.ushistory.org/index.html

http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/16-history/251-american-revolution.html

http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/UsaHistory/AmericanRevolution/AmerRevolution.htm#Timeline

The Declaration of Independence

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/documents/declaration/index.html

http://earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/freedom/doi/index.html

Valley Forge Details and Pictures

http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/index.html

The Peace Treaty, Surrender at Yorktown

http://earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/paris/index.html

Pictures and Articles

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/

Blacks in the Revolutionary War

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2p53.html

Narrated PowerPoint of the Battles of Lexington and Concord

http://earlyamerica.com/shot_heard.htm

Hanging of Nathan Hale

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/nathanhale1.htm

http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/2001_summer_fall/n_hale.html

http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/summer/quintumviri.html

Women in the Revolutionary War

http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/jabraun/students/schultz/revwarwomen.htm

Native Americans in the Revolutionary War

http://www.americanrevolution.org/ind1.html

The Stamp Act

http://www.history.org/History/teaching/tchcrsta.cfm

Washington Crossing the Delaware

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/washingtondelaware.htm

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/washingtondelaware.htm

Evaluation

Evaluation: The following rubric will be used to assess your work.

	2/P 3 pts	3/ME 6 pts	4/E 10 pts	Score
Information	Some questions answered.	All questions answered	All questions answered and additional, pertinent information given
Organization	Organization is lacking	Well organized	Well organized with good supporting details
Explain Everything	Confusing, poor visuals	Clearly presented with descriptive visual	Very clearly presented with several descriptive, detailed visuals
Comments	Total Score

Grading Scale
21-30	A
16-20	B
12-15	C
Below 12	U