Introduction
The students will take on the role of an important person from the American Revolution. After conducting research on this person, the group will write a journal entry as if they were this important person.
The important people are George Washington, Betsy Ross, John Hancock, and Paul Revere.
Task
Group 1- George Washington
Group 2- Paul Revere
Group 3- John Hancock
Group 4- Betsy Ross
There are different roles for the group memebers.
Presenter- One memeber of the group will read the journal entry aloud to the class.
Recorder- One memeber will record the important points about their person.
Writer- One memeber will write the journal entry with the groups ideas.
Illustrator- One memeber will draw a picture to go along with their journal entry.
Process
The students will divide into 4 groups of 4. Each person will pull a card to decide which role they will particpate in. After the student discovers their role, they will look under the task tab to understand what each role does. The students will click on the following links to help them learn about their important person.
George Washington Group- http://www.mountvernon.org/revolutionarywar
Paul Revere Group- http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/paul-revere
John Hancock- http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/john-hancock
Betsy Ross- http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/betsy-ross
Evaluation
Revolutionary War Rubric
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Webquest |
4 The student completed webquest with ease and participated. |
3 The student had some issues completing the webquest and didn’t participate completely. |
2 The student had many issues completing the webquest and did not want to participate |
1 The student did not complete the webquest. |
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Journal |
4 The journal was complete and was at least 2 pages. |
3 The journal was almost 2 pages |
2 The journal was not 2 pages |
1 There was no journal |
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Mechanics |
4 There were no grammatical errors |
3 There were some grammatical errors |
2 There were many grammatical errors |
1 There were an excessive amount of errors |
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Individual Accountability |
4 The group member participated fully during the lesson |
3 The group member participated for the most part during the lesson |
2 The group member participated for some of the lesson |
1 The group member did not participate during the lesson. |
Conclusion
After all the groups present, each group member will write an individual reflection.
The reflection will consist of the following:
- how the group participated
- how they participated
- what they learned