Causes of the American Revolution Lesson - Revolutionary War Causes Activity
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This Causes of the American Revolution lesson includes a PowerPoint, slotted notes, reading passage, comprehension activities, & quiz. Some components are editable so you can tweak it to your students’ needs. Audios of the reading passage & quiz are included. This is perfect for students with read-aloud accommodations. Includes a print & digital version.
This no prep causes of the Revolutionary War lesson includes:
✅ 19 slide PowerPoint presentation about the causes of the US Revolutionary War that can be used to facilitate discussion or have students take notes (PowerPoint presentations include carefully curated videos & links that will enrich the lessons)
✅ slotted notes pages so students can focus on recording the important information from the PowerPoint presentation. Editable slotted notes included!
✅ informational reading passage about the causes of the American Revolution (There are TWO versions of the reading passage included. One is the "paper saver" version for when you have to limit your copies. The other is the "note-taking" version which has enough space for annotating and taking notes. This version also includes bolded headers for the different sections!)
✅ 4 reading comprehension activities: Includes key terms, dates & events, political cartoon, and a literacy connection. Three of the four activities have two levels: a basic recall and an application of knowledge.
✅ quiz
✅ answer keys for all components
✅ digital version of all components (Google & Easel)
✅ self-grading Google Forms version of quiz
✅ audio of reading passage & quiz (perfect for read-aloud accommodations)
⭐️ Includes causes of the Revolutionary War: the French & Indian War, Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Quartering Act, Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, Sons of Liberty, Intolerable Acts, and First & Second Continental Congress.
Additional ways you can use this American Revolution causes no prep lesson:
⭐️Limited on copies or paper? Every component of this lesson is ready-to-go on Google & Easel, so you can easily assign to your students. The quiz is also available on Google Forms, and I include explicit directions on how to assign and tweak (if desired) for your students. The quiz is also self-grading!
⭐️Short on time? Simply give students the reading passage, and they can complete the reading comprehension activities independently. All information needed for the activities is contained in the reading passage! These can also be used for homework.
⭐️Perfect for sub plans! These lessons require ZERO prep for substitute plans. Students can easily check their own answers with the included answer keys.
What teachers are saying about this Revolutionary War activity:
❤️ “Fantastic supplement to our curriculum. The cloze notes supported the lower students in my class very well. Great for differentiation!”
❤️ “Good for a differentiated classroom, easy to scaffold.”
❤️ “Wonderful resource! My students love these activities. They are educational and fun.”
❤️ “Excellent resource. Very detailed and engaging. Helped me present the information in a concise and organized way. ”
❤️ “This is excellent and just what I needed. The information is simultaneously thorough and condensed appropriately for my 8th graders, and the activities at the end are perfect...thank you so much!!!”
❤️ “This was a perfect tool for me because I teach these three pieces in my revolutionary literature unit. I really like the rhetorical devices focus here!”
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⭐️ Causes of the American Revolution lesson
⭐️ Major Battles and Events of the American Revolution lesson
⭐️ The Declaration of Independence lesson
⭐️ France's Role in the Revolutionary War lesson
⭐️ Important People of the Revolutionary War Vol. 1 lesson
⭐️ Important People of the Revolutionary War Vol. 2 lesson
⭐️ Effects of the American Revolution lesson
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♦Unit 8: Progressive Era & American Imperialism
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