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This Road to Revolution: How did Actions and Responses Lead to an Independent United States? lesson plan also includes:
- Road to Revolution: How did Actions and Responses Lead to an Independent United States? (.html)
- Resource Sheet #1: Breaking Down the Scene of the Crime (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #2: The Scene of the Crime (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #3: The Suspects (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #4: Examining the Motive (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #5: Proclamation Line of 1763 (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #6: Interview with King George III (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #7: Building the Case File (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #8: Evidence A-F (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #9: Events Leading Up to the Crime Scene (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #10: The King's M&Ms (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #11: Tar and Feathering (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #12: HSI: Boston Massacre (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #12.1: HSI: Boston Massacre (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #13: Investigating the Incidents (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #14: The Boston Tea Party: Evidence File G (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #15: The Continental Congress: Evidence File H (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #16: The Battle of Lexington: Evidence File I (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #17: Recipe for Conflict (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #18: You, the Detective: Road to Independence (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #19: The King's M&Ms Materials, Part 1 (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #20: The King's M&Ms Materials, Part 2 (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #21: Daily Lesson PowerPoint (.ppt)
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Using primary sources, maps, and an interactive M&M game, young historians examine the American revolution as if they were detectives trying to solve a crime. Resource includes graphic organizers and a final writing prompt to aid assessment.
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Instructional Ideas
- Use to review a unit on the causes of the American Revolution
Classroom Considerations
- Activities require dozens of printouts per student
- Parts of the resource may be adapted to lessons
Pros
- Documents include intriguing images
- M&M game is fun for pupils
Cons
- Lesson is incredibly complex, making it difficult to use
- Documents are difficult for middle school learners to read