THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

RACHEL DUFREE

HIGH SCHOOL FOR COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY

“Revolution and change have been constant themes throughout American and world history. There have been many types of “revolutions. Some were political and brought about changes in the government of the United States. Others were social and caused changes in relationships among American citizens. A third type of revolution dealt with economics and changed the way goods and services in America were delivered to the people.

In this web quest, you will study a “turning point” in American political history; The American Revolution. It will be your job to gain a clear understanding of “why” this revolution took place. You will also be asked to study the polices that caused the revolution and compare this action to other revolutions that occurred in history.

This type of study is critical. Those who do not understand history are doomed to repeat its mistakes. In this we quest, you will become an historian and public policy analyst. By learning lessons of the past, you will be able guide future generations toward a path of positive change.

Good luck! This is a critical undertaking. It will be your task to become a leader and guide your fellow citizens to a better life and keep America’s democracy alive.

THE “SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD

The Battle at Lexington Massachusetts

You will complete_______________________________________________

This product will include the following specifications for grading

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You will use the American History Public Policy Analyst (AHPPA) to gather evidence to complete the task. This will be explained in detail in the “PROCESS” section of this web quest.

In your product, you will begin with a clear definition of “Political Revolution” This will be done in a class lesson by your American History teacher. From this definition, you will proceed with the completion of the task by following the “AHPPA”.

WASHINGTON AT VALLEY FORGE

“Evidence of a brutal struggle”

You will complete your task product by following the guidelines below

1: The class will divided into groups of FOUR students. Each will be responsible for completing the task. The group will be graded as a whole. It will be the job of the group members to create a research environment, divide the task responsibilities and complete the assigned “task” by the deadlines given to you.

2: You will research the “American Revolution” by using the American History Public policy Analyst. Links to the web pages are given below. You will read each section of the 5-STEP AHPPA and complete the worksheets under each step.

3: You will use the web sites given in the resource section to complete the worksheets. You will also take notes on important information that will help you answer the worksheets. You may use outsides sources as well such as your textbook, library books, primary sources, and class notes.

4: You will use the information on the worksheets and your notes to complete the task.

5: Click on the links below and go step by step to understand the “American Revolution”.

AHPPA STEP # 1: IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM of the American Revolution

Complete worksheet #1 MS word version al ALL sheets.

AHPPA STEP #2: GATHERING THE EVIDENCE showing that the American Revolution took place

AHPPA STEP # 3: DETERMINE THE CAUSES for the American Revolution

AHPPA STEP # 4: EVALUATE THE POLICIES that led to the American Revolution

In this worksheet you should evaluate both the Colonial

and British policies that caused the conflict.

http://www.mce.k12tn.net/revolutionary_war/american_revolution.htm worksheet #3

http://www.multied.com/revolt/ worksheet # 2 & 3

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/amrevol.html all worksheets

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/amrevol.html worksheet #1 & 3

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/amrevol.html worksheet # 1, 2, 3

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/revolut/revoltn_1 biographies

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution worksheet # 4 British & Colonial policies

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution A Timeline

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution Music of the Revolution

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution several links to all the worksheets

GENERAL WEB SITES YOU CAN USE TO RESEARCH

www.google.com

www.yahoo.com

www.askjeeves.com

Rubric for PowerPoint

Date of Presentation: ____________

Title of Work: ___________________

Criteria

Points

	1	2	3	4
Organization	Audience cannot understand presentation because there is no sequence of information.	Audience has difficulty following presentation because student jumps around.	Student presents information in logical sequence which audience can follow.	Student presents information in logical, interesting sequence which audience can follow.	____
Content Knowledge	Student does not have grasp of information; student cannot answer questions about subject.	Student is uncomfortable with information and is able to answer only rudimentary questions.	Student is at ease with content, but fails to elaborate.	Student demonstrates full knowledge (more than required)with explanations and elaboration.	____
Visuals	Student used no visuals.	Student occasional used visuals that rarely support text and presentation.	Visuals related to text and presentation.	Student used visuals to reinforce screen text and presentation.	____
Mechanics	Student's presentation had four or more spelling errors and/or grammatical errors.	Presentation had three misspellings and/or grammatical errors.	Presentation has no more than two misspellings and/or grammatical errors.	Presentation has no misspellings or grammatical errors.	____
Delivery	Student mumbles, incorrectly pronounces terms, and speaks too quietly for students in the back of class to hear.	Student incorrectly pronounces terms. Audience members have difficulty hearing presentation.	Student's voice is clear. Student pronounces most words correctly.	Student used a clear voice and correct, precise pronunciation of terms.	____
				Total---->	____

This is the breakdown for the grade possibilities for the Power Point:

A= 18-20 Points B= 16-17 Points C= 14-15 Points D= 13 Points F= Below 12

Rubric for Research Paper

CRITERIA	4	3	2	1
Development & Organization	High quality development and organization thorough clarification	Very good development, organization , and clarification	needs some work on organization and development	unprepared unorganized not clear
Research	Evident, extended, and comprehensive research Followed a line of investigation from at least 4 sources	Good research Followed a line of investigation from at least 3 resources	limited research	Needs to research further information No evidence of research

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

STANDARD 1 Students will read, write, listen, and speak for information and understanding. As listeners and readers, students will collect data, facts, and ideas discover relationships, concepts, and generalizations; and use knowledge generated from oral, written, and electronically produced texts. As speakers and writers, they will use oral and written language to acquire, interpret, apply, and transmit information.

STANDARD 2 Students will read, write, listen, and speak for literary response and expression. Students will read and listen to oral, written and electronically produced texts and performances, relate texts and performances to their own lives, and develop an understanding of the diverse social, historical, and cultural dimensions the texts and performances represent. As speakers and writers, students will use oral and written language for self-expression and artistic creation.

STANDARD 3 Students will read, write, listen, and speak for critical analysis and evaluation. As listeners and readers, students will analyze experiences, ideas, information, and issues presented by others using a variety of established criteria. As speakers and writers, they will present, in oral and written language and from a variety of perspectives, their opinions and judgments on experiences, ideas, information and issues.

STANDARD 4 Students will read, write, listen, and speak for social interaction. Students will use oral and written language for effective social communication with a wide variety of people. As readers and listeners, they will use the social communications of others to enrich their understanding of people and their views.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Standard 1 Key Ideas 1 2 3 4 Alternate Assessment for Students with Severe Disabilities	History of the United States and New York use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in the history of the United States and New York.
Standard 2 Key Ideas 1 2 3 4 Alternate Assessment for Students with Severe Disabilities	World History use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in world history and examine the broad sweep of history from a variety of

Standard 5 Key Ideas 1 2 3 4 Alternate Assessment for Students with Severe Disabilities

Civics, Citizenship, and Government use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of the necessity for establishing governments; the governmental system of the U.S. and other nations; the U.S. Constitution; the basic civic values of American constitutional democracy; and the roles, rights, and responsibilities of citizenship, including avenues of participation

VICTORY AT YORKTOWN VIRGINIA

The British Surrender

The Revolution ends in a Colonial triumph

THANKS FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION! You now have a clearer understanding regarding the dynamics of revolution and, in particular, the American Revolution.

You also have used the tools of an historian. You have learned the definition of revolution, the historical evidence of revolution and the public policies that led to this turning point in history. You have learned lessons from the past that can be used in the future. Revolutions are occurring today all over the world. You should be able to do a comparison of the American Revolution to current events.

Our next web quest will be an investigation of the ___________________ revolution.

You will be using the same AHPPA format. I’ll bet you can’t wait!