Resources for Newspaper Project

Here are some websites that can help with more detailed information about events of the American Revolution:

Kidport - Slightly Elementary Schoolish, but gives good info

sparknotes

ushistory.org - good detailed info

a plain google search can provide all sorts of information, just make sure the website you go to appears to be a credible source

Items to Review for the Causes of Revolution Test

Make sure you are familiar with all the specific causes of the revolution we discussed in class such as:

• French and Indian War
• Proclamation of 1763
• Stamp Act
• Tea Act
• Mercantalism
• Boston Massacre
• Boston Tea Party
• as well as others

Also be familiar with historical figures related to the events above. 
Be able to identify differing perspectives of events(patriot vs loyalist)
Be familiar with the essential concepts of the Declaration of Independence, what it said and why.

We tenatively are planning a second test to cover the Revolutionary War for the next Friday following this test.

Recent Videos from Class

Too Late to Apologize

The Polite War

America: The Story of Us

Revolutionary War Newspaper Project

Students will be producing their own newspaper on several events of the American Revolution.  Students will be given a week to complete them.  Minimal classtime will be given to outline and work on them. Most work will need to be done at home. This will be a PROJECT grade!

Assignment: Create the front page of a newspaper that:

• Mentions four events of the American Revolution(can be battles, political events, etc)
• For each even there should be a creative headline and a short three to four sentence summary of the event and its significance to the overall outcome of the revolution.
• You should give your paper a creative name
• Please include AT LEAST 3 images that are relevant to the events that you have described.  These do not have to be drawn, but it is preferred. If you are to use computer images, it must be evident that you did not completely copy somebody's work off of the internet, placement of images and text must have been done by you.

Grade will be determined by evaluating:

• Does it look like the front page of a newspaper
• Does it have at least 3 relevant images
• Does it describe at least 4 events
• Creativity
• Quality

This will be due Monday October 24th.

Example of front page of a newspaper

Test Friday 10/21

Friday we will be having our second exam of the year.  It will cover the causes of the American Revolution, the Declaration of Independence, as well as the Revolutionary War itself. 

Students should be sure to be familiar with
French and Indian War, Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Mercantalism, and understand that all of these events and more were part of, and let to, the American Revolution.

Students should be familiar what the significant figures of the revolution as we annotated in your interactive notebook.

Students should also be familiar with the specific events of the Revolutionary War, including its first battle, turning point, and final battle.

Students need to also be able to use all of the above knowledge to analyze and synthesize relationships, causes, effects, etc.

New Class Blog

I am creating this blog to try and improve communication between students, parents, and teacher.  It is my intention to occasionally post items such as resources, extra credit assignments, announcements and more.