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=Summary of Unit= Students are going to be studying about the American Revolution. After the lessons they will have three main understanding about the Revolutionary Era. The first understanding will be that there are reoccurring themes between both the American Revolution and the French Revolution, students will need to identify these themes and be able to explain them thoroughly. The second understanding is that there was a major division between America and England in the Revolution and this division lead to the eventual outbreak of the war. The last understanding is that America had major changes occur after their Revolution and they also effected other countries during the war. Some essential questions should be considered when going through the lesson such as how were the themes of the Revolution viewed? Why was the Revolution started and what specific events lead to the eventual outbreak? How did societies change after the Revolution at home and in other countries? By the end of the lesson students will have a thorough knowledge about the main events of the Revolutions including dates and people. Students will also know about the sequence of time lines and how there was evidence of change over time during the war. Students will be able to talk about these different principles but they will demonstrate that through six different projects that will incorporate the entire lesson. These projects will vary from a movie to a interactive game to a online newspaper. Each activity will include a Type II technology to enhance student learning. Students will then be assessed on what they learned over all the lessons in order to show growth and understanding. The teacher will be constantly available for support and questions at the students' need.

=Establish Goals= Maine Learning Results Content Area: Social Studies Standard Label: E. History Standard: E1 History Knowledge, Concepts, Themes, and Patterns Grade Span: 9-Diploma "Revolutionary Era" Students understand major eras, major enduring themes and historic influences in the United States and World History including the roots of democratic philosophy, ideals, and institutions in the world.

= = =Students will understand that=
 * there are reoccurring themes within all the Revolutions during the Era.
 * there was a division between America and England forming until the eventual war broke out.
 * changes in the country itself after war and its effects on other countries.

•How were reoccurring themes that are seen in the Revolutionary Period viewed? •Why was the different Revolution started and what specific events lead to the eventual outbreak? •How did societies change after the Revolution at home and in other countries? =Students will know=
 * Essential Questions**
 * Sequence of timelines- Boston Massacre, emotions of the people, Bunker Hill, France Joining the War.
 * About division between America and England before the war- acts, tariffs, and oppression.
 * Changes over time- amendments, popular sovereighty, Independence Day, citizenship

•describe the reoccurring themes in the Revolutionary Era. •evaluate the changes in the country in the Revolution. •decide which events were the most influential in the American Revolution. •analyze the division between America and England. •consider the root of the divisions among the Revolutions and how people felt about the division. •reflect on how other countries were effected by the country in Revoluti
 * Students will be able to**

**Performance Task Overview** Amazing Race is now going online! You are participants journeying through the Revolutionary War. This is the first time Amazing Race has ever done the game virtually and depending on how creative you are throughout the journey is how engaged the viewers will be. Amazing Race focuses on making the viewers happy, if Your journey begins by logging on to the site and reading the instructions, from there, you will begin your journey through the different websites and creating connections between the Revolutionary War and the French Revolution. You will also be asked about facts on the Revolutionary War. Tasks in the journey will include trivia, writing prompts and movie making! Along the journey you will collect artifacts representing the different parts of your journey. You must answer questions correctly in order to gain these artifacts and also move on into the game. Whoever gets through the journey faster with the most of the artifacts will be declared winner. Be sure to be creative and fun or Amazing Race won't air the program.

=Expectations= Plagiarism- Students will be expected to conduct themselves properly when using other sources for their work. Proper citation will be used and evidence shown through bibliographies. If a student is to be questioned about the misuse of information there will be a discussion about the issue and proper discipline will be given. During the discussion students will explain their intent and if found that it was an accident the bibliography will be redone with no other complications. Absents- Students are expected to be in class on time, however, if a student is late they must have a note explaining why and signed by either a teacher or the office staff. If a student misses the entire class they will be expected to come the next day to get their missed work which will be in the absent folder for their class. They are still expected to get the homework done for the next class. If a student is absent for more than two days then the teacher will e-mail the work and the student and teacher will have a conversation about when it will be due. Assignments- Students are expected to have the assignment completed by the beginning of class. If a student does not have it completed by then they may turn it in by the end of the day and they will get partial credit. If a student passes it in the next day it will be half credit, after one day there will be no credit given. Classroom Expectations- Students will be following the Golden Rule of respect for themselves, others and the teacher. Actions will be taken for misconduct such as bullying, destruction of property, and foul language. A healthy environment is key to a functioning classroom and a good time. We want to make sure to have fun while learning in order to have a good year.

=Benchmarks= • Online Newspaper (150 points): A newspaper is going to be built based on the events that the students are assigned by the teacher. The newspaper will include what happened during the event including the date and pictures. Students will include interviews with different people from different social classes on how they feel about the event. This will show how society viewed the different events and how events effected society as a whole. Students will have to look at how people who didn't want to be involved in the war viewed the events. The students will then form a horoscope at the end of the article to predict how this event will effect the war. This will be graded by a check list. • Online Time line (150 points): Time lines will be made to describe the different event that lead to the split in society between the upper and lower class.This will be used to show the growth of the division. Each time line will include descriptions, pictures, and proper dates. Based on the homework about the French Revolution financial crisis and what they learned during the previous class they will write a brief write up about the theme of social division during the Revolutionary era. This will be graded using a rubric. • I-Movie (150 points): A movie will be created showing the feelings of the social class. The movie will focus on how they felt when certain laws were passed. The movie should also focus on how they lived their lives during the era. This movie is being used to represent the people and how they felt to understand exactly how this era effected the entire population as a whole. This will be graded using a rubric. •Journal Wiki (125 points): Construct a journal entry describing what it is like being in the country after war. You as a citizen have just been granted freedom and now you are able to start a new life. The journal must have feelings and what is like to be a citizen during the time. This journal should also include now that the way is over what are you going to do? For example if you are a farmer and just got back are you going to continue farming and trade. Each student will decide their own story based on what they find interesting or what they want their character to become. This will be graded by a rubric. • Online Chat (125 points): You are going to be assigned a country and have a discussion with other countries about trade and what it is like in society. Be sure to add effects of the war for both of the countries and what it is going to be like between the two countries now that they war is over. The countries may talk about tariffs and debt during the war. The chat should have historical context and students must stay in character during the conversation. This will be graded using a checklist in order to guide your conversation. • Online Prezi Presentation (150 points)- Students will create a Prezi presentation that will include pictures, descriptions and dates for both wars. You will then be able to make connections whether it is color coding, the font or any other means. After you will write a reflection about the the themes of the Revolutionary Era. This will be graded using a rubric

Final Assessment (250 points)- Students will be participating in a online game where they will be asked specific facts about the Revolutionary Era. Students will be asked to make connections about the era in general by making comparisons between the Revolutionary War and the French Revolution, this will be based on their homework. Throughout the game they will write about the themes of the period showing deep analysis about the era. At the end they will make video about how the Revolutions impacted the people after the war. This will be graded using a rubric.

=Grading Scale= **A** (93 -100), **A-** (90 - 92), **B+** (87 - 89), **B** (83 - 86), **B-** (80 - 82), **C+**(77 - 79), **C** (73-76), **C-** (70 - 72), **D+**(67 - 69), **D** (63 - 66), **D-** (60 - 62), **F** (0 - 59).