Ch+4+The+American+Revolution+1774-1783

=The American Revolution 1774-1783= //Sections in this chapter:// //1. The Revolution Begins// //See the page on Lexington and Concord by clicking on this link// //2. The Declaration of Independence// //See the separate page by clicking on this link// //3. Struggle for Liberty// //4. Independence//

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Activities: Vocabulary list Chapter 4 PowerPoint: reviews all the major concepts in chapter 4 (extra credit; print it out) Project for this chapter: you will be assigned a topic to create a newspaper article on during the time period. Create the rough draft first on the form below or on your notebook paper. Use Publisher which has templates for you to choose from; hand in when complete. [| Rubric] **Extension Activities:** Paul Revere's Ride: Memorize the poem and recite it to the class Option 1:Create a booklet illustrating the poem: Use Publisher, (each verse should have it's own page) Option 2: Create a poster about the poem []: source for the poem [|Listen to the Poem read] [|Paul Revere web site]

Text Extensions Activities
See page 116, Critical Thinking #5 See page 121, Critical Thinking #4 See page 134, Critical Thinking #6 See page 139, Critical Thinking #4 See page 144, A Biographical Narrative: follow the directions and publish your narrative in Word or Publisher.

This is a survival story on the frontier during events that lead to the Revolutionary War.
 * Audible Book: Woods Runner** Please go to Amazon.com or Audible.com to download the book at a low cost. Listen to this when you have time.

Movie Clips:
[|The American Revolution: 10 minute version] Good review of events in sequence. [|The American Revolution - 1776] Condensed, narrated by Bill Kurtis; about 50 min. [|American Revolution e04 narrated by Bill Kurtis] Part 2 about 45 min. Doc[|umentary: The American Revolution of 1776] Battle for Canada [|The Story of Us: Revolution] Part 1 longer documentaries [|America--the story of us---episode 2--Revolution-(HQ 720p)]: story of the Continental Army, British naval attack on NY, the DOI, ending with the Battle of Yorktown [|American History in HD_2] British naval battle for New York in HD; same as above. Th[|e Revolution Part 2] documentary ending with the victory at Dorchester Heights [|America's Final Victory -1781] [|Yankee Doodle clip] in song [|Johnny Tremain (full movie version)] Liberty'sKids: for students who requested animated versions 01 __ [|The Boston Tea Party] __ - 02 __ [|The Intolerable Acts] __ - 03 __ [|United We Stand] __ - 04 __ [|Liberty or Death] __ - 05 __ [|Midnight Ride] __ - 06 __ [|The Shot Heard Round the World] __ - 07 __ [|Green Mountain Boys] __ - 08 __ [|The Second Continental Congress] __ - 09 __ [|Bunker Hill] __ - 10 __ [|Postmaster General Franklin] __ - 11 __ [|Washington Takes Command] __ - 12 __ [|Common Sense] __ - 13 __ [|The First Fourth of July] __ - 14 __ [|New York, New York] __ - 15 __ [|The Turtle] __ - 16 __ [|One Life to Lose] __ - 17 __ [|Captain Molly] __ - 18 __ [|American Crisis] __ - 19 __ [|Across the Delaware] __ - 20 __ [|An American in Paris] __ - 21 __ [|Sybil Ludington] __ - 22 __ [|Lafayette Arrives] __ - 23 __ [|The Hessians Are Coming] __ - 24 __ [|Valley Forge] __ - 25 __ [|Allies at Last] __ - 26 __ [|Honor and Compromise] __ - 27 __ [|The New Frontier] __ - 28 __ [|Not Yet Begun to Fight] __ - 29 __ [|The Great Galvez] __ - 30 __ [|In Praise of Ben] __ - 31 __ [|Bostonians] __ - 32 __ [|Benedict Arnold] __ - 33 __ [|Conflict in the South] __ - 34 __ [|Deborah Samson: Soldier of the Revolution] __ - 35 __ [|James Armistead] __ - 36 __ [|Yorktown] __ - 37 __ [|Born Free and Equal] __ - 38 __ [|The Man Who Wouldn't Be King] __ - 39 __ [|Going Home] __ - 40 __ [|We the People] __

Music
[|Revolutionary War Medley-Robert Shaw Choral] [|Fife and Drums of Yorktown (re-enactment)] [|Revolutionary Alphabet]

**Online activities:** optional and fun; print out the scores and hand them in
[|Colonial Williamsburg History: The Revolution]
 * [|Taxation without Representation] **

**[|Taxation without Representation with the challenge board]**

 * [|British Taxes: hangman] **

**[|Review of the American Revolution2]**

 * [|American Revolution: challenge board] **
 * [|Am. Rev. Flash Cards] **
 * [|American Revoluton: flashcards] **
 * [|American Revolution cards] 2**

[|American Revolution]
[|George Washington “First in War, First in Peace, First in the hearts of his countrymenrags to riches] [|Key Events of the Revolutionary War] [|Review in Prezi slide show: The American Revolution in 10 Events by Michael Geman]
 * [|American Independence Vocab Practice] **
 * [|Alexander Hamilton] **
 * [|Who is Benjamin Franklin] **


 * [|Practice Test] **