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The American War for Independence,
Lesson 1
From: EDSITEment!
Grade Level: HS, (College)
Remote Ready: With Modifications
Time: Depends on which activity you choose
Length of Reading: Pages
Our Summary of
Lesson 1:
The War in the NORTH, 1775-1778
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This is a long lesson with 4 activities. The first two offer primary sources and worksheets about Lexington and Concord and Washington taking command, respectively. The third activity utilizes an interactive map and asks students to determine the most important battles in the North. The fourth activity involves the creation of a timeline (using existing software) based on the difficulties the Continental Army faced.
Activity 1: Each student is given one of five primary source about Lexington and Concord. They each fill out a worksheet. And the class discusses answers.
Activity 2: Six primary source documents about Washington taking command are available (each with corresponding worksheets). You may want each student to each read one or all of these.
Activity 3: Using the interactive map, students take note of who won each battle. They then make a list of what they consider to be the three most important battles of the war in the North. They can discuss their decisions with a partner and/or the class.
Activity 4: Using the interactive map and six new primary sources on the difficulties the Continental Army faced, students create a timeline online with the "Read, Write, Think" timeline tool.
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Grade Level: HS, (College)
- This lesson is intended for high school (HS) students.
- However, we think it would be excellent for college students as well.
Remote Ready: With Modifications
- Links to the reading assignments can easily be emailed or posted for students.
- It’s much easier for small groups or pairs to coordinate a phone call or video conference meeting than for the entire class to sync their schedules. Have these small groups post answers, a synopsis, or a video of their discussion to your LMS.
- Paraphrase questions into your LMS so you can grade student’s written answers online rather than in an email or on a worksheet. Or if a graphic organizer is amazingly well done, you could have your students take a picture of their completed work and email it to you.
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