American Revolution Full Unit Bundle Critical Thinking Distance Learning

This unit takes students through the major battles of the Revolutionary War. Students will experience the revolution through a soldier’s eyes as they learn about each battle of the war and the major events of the war, choose the soldier's "fate" and then practice their creative writing by discussing the experience. Students will also investigate the lives of everyday people who became heroes through the wartime experience. As a culminating assessment, teachers can have students develop their own movie plot line about the story of a real Revolutionary hero. I sought to make sure that this unit covers both the political and social history of the era.

Lessons Included:

Revolutionary War - Students Travel Through the War and write a soldier's story - This lesson is so engaging! This is a Google Slides Interactive Experience that guides students through the major battles of the Revolutionary War. Students follow a soldier's journey to each of the major battles and write his story. 

The Declaration of Independence - Close Reading  - This lesson helps students break down the complicated meaning of the Declaration of Independence so that they can grasp the overall meaning of the document. Students are provided with three methods for decoding the text. They use cooperative learning for reading and analyzing the text, they use music to understand Britain's reaction, and they draw little pictures to show that they can decipher the grievances made against King George.

Native Americans, African Americans and Women in the Revolutionary War - This lesson included three infographics that describe the experience of Native Americans, African Americans and Women during the Revolutionary War. Students can visit the infographics with stations or they can view the infographics through Google Classroom. I tried my best to write these with information that would engage the students with the stories of the Revolutionary War.

The Hamilton Card Game - Revolutionary Edition - This card game reviews the history of the Revolutionary War by having students match Hamilton quotes to the actual history surrounding the quote. I also included special cards that mix up the fun. This game can be played within 30 minutes with 3 to 4 players. It's fun and interactive! The rules are similar to "Go Fish," so it's very easy for students to catch on.

A Revolutionary War Word Wall - This word wall included 39 terms for a Revolutionary War Word Wall. Each term contains a definition and an image. There is also a vocabulary puzzle to help students review. Help your students to acquire and retail new vocabulary.

Revolutionary War - Review and Assessment  - This includes two different versions of an assessment for the lessons in my Revolutionary War unit and a review worksheet for the entire unit. Both assessments include a holistic 5-point rubric for grading and assess students on their historical thinking skills and their content knowledge.  

An American Hero - Movie Plot Project - This can act as a separate summative assessment or a standalone project for students. Students will research the life of a real Revolutionary hero, and then take that story to turn it into a plot of a movie.

Topics Include - The Battle of Lexington and Concord | The Battle of Bunker Hill | The Olive Branch Petition | The Declaration of Independence | The Battle of Long Island | The Battle of Trenton | The Battle of Saratoga | Valley Forge | Diseases of the War | Baron Von Steuben | The Battle of Yorktown | The Treaty of Paris - 1783

The lesson is linked to the NYS Social Studies Framework, but you could easily cut and paste in your own standards for your state.

NYS Standards:

7.3b.5 - Students will examine the events at Lexington and Concord as the triggering events for the Revolutionary War.

7.3c.1 - Students will examine the influence Enlightenment ideas such as natural rights and social contract and ideas expressed in Thomas Paine’s Common Sense had on colonial leaders in their debates on independence.

7.3c.2 - Students will examine the Declaration of Independence and the arguments for independence stated within it.

7.3d.1 - Students will explore the different military strategies used by the Americans and their allies, including various Native American groups, during the American Revolution.

7.3d.2 - Students will examine the strategic importance of the New York colony. Students will examine the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga in terms of its effects on American and British morale and on European views on American prospects for victory in the Revolution.

7.3d.3 - Students will examine the terms of the Treaty of Paris, determine what boundary was set for the United States, and illustrate this on a map.

Everything you need is included with this purchase! Just print and teach! (You do have to add in some videos, but that takes about ten minutes.)

All of these lessons are included with this Unit Bundle, along with a Unit outline map for lesson planning! The lesson is linked to NYS Social Studies Standards, but you could easily cut and paste in your own standards for your state.

This zip file includes a PowerPoint version (for most products and fully editable), a Google Slides version, and a PDF version.

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