Name: Heather Dishman

Lesson Title:
The American Revolution: Tactics, Weapons, & Civilians
Subject Area:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
11
th
Grade
Unit Title:
Evolution of Warfare
GLCEs/ HSCE:
WHG ERA 7 GLOBAL CRISIS A! ACHIE"E#E$% 1&''(1&)*
7+1+* $otal War Co,-are and contrast ,odern .arfare and its resolution .ith
.arfare in the -revious eras/ include anal0sis of the role of technolo10 and civilians+
2See 7+3+1/ 7+3+45 2ational Geo1ra-h0 Standard 14% -+ 31'5
ETS!S/NETS!T
$echnolo10 Standard6 &(13+CI+4+ use a variet0 of ,edia and for,ats to desi1n%
develo-% -u7lish% and -resent -ro8ects 2e+1+% ne.sletters% .e7 sites% -resentations%
-hoto 1alleries5
Essential "uestions:
1+ What .as so,e of the essential for,s of .ea-onr0 used durin1 the A,erican
Revolution9
3+ Ho. .ere civilians affected 70 the .ar9
4+ Ho. .ere 7attles fou1ht9 Where .ere the0 fou1ht9
#bjectives:
Students .ill desi1n a :o.er:oint% :re;i% or :o.$oon -resentation usin1 #icrosoft
Office+ Grou- -resentations .ill select a to-ic a7out a .ea-on% tactic% unifor,% etc+%
used durin1 the War+ Student -resentations .ill include i,a1es% data% and -ersonal
o7servations of their selected to-ic+ Grou-s .ill 7e assi1ned 70 the instructor
accordin1l0+ Students .ill -resent their findin1s to their class+
Tools and
$esources:
:o.er :oint
:re;i
:o.$oon
Co,-uter La7<Learnin1 Center
La-to-
Co,-uter
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Handout6 Instructions of Activit0
$ationale:
Students are often e=-osed to ne. technolo10% 0et the0 for1et or are una.are of .here
that technolo10 has co,e fro,+ An i,-ortant as-ect of histor0 is the evolution of hu,an
7ein1s and the various for,s of technolo10 utili;ed durin1 .arfare+ It is i,-erative that
students are a7le to identif0 and anal0;e the .a0 technolo10 has chan1ed over the
course of ,a8or .ars throu1hout histor0+
Sequence of Activities:
Antici%ator&
"uestions/Activit&:
I+ $he students .ill 7e -laced into 1rou-s of 3(4 students+ Students .ill 7e 1iven *
,inutes to colla7orate and res-ond to the -ro,-t via s,art or .hite 7oard6
List or bullet anything that you know about the American Revolution
'od& o( Lesson
)lan:
I+ $he teacher .ill reintroduce students on the A,erican Revolution 70 sho.in1
cli-s of ,ovies that dis-la0 the technolo10 and settin1 of the ti,e+
$he :atriot 23'''5
II+ Students .ill 7e -rovided a .or>sheet of ?uestions and -ro,-ts to fill out
durin1 the ,ovie<cli-s+ Students .ill ,a>e their o7servations to 1et the, to
start thin>in1 a7out the ti,e -eriod+@See Attached
III+ With the class% each 1rou- .ill discuss their o7servations as the teacher .rites
do.n their findin1s on the s,art 7oard+ Students .ill add an0 additional
infor,ation+
I"+ $he discussion .ill lead into the 1rou- activit0 that .ill re?uire the, to create
and desi1n a :o.er -oint% :re;i% or :o.$oon -resentation of a to-ic that the0
.ill -resent to class+ o du-licates/ ,ust 7e a--roved 70 teacher+
E=a,-les6
Leadershi-
Anifor,s of A,erican #ilitia
Cannon
$raditional 7attles
#us>et Gun
Cavalr0
S.ords
Conclusion
Students .ill -resent their .or> to the class+
Lesson Differentiations:
Sim%li(ications:
Students .ill 7e .or>in1 in 1rou-s/ 1rou-s .ill 7e assi1ned 7ased on students and their
individual needs of a7ilit0+
E*tensions:
Students can -rovide additional infor,ation on ho. their s-ecific to-ic has evolved or
chan1ed since its use in the A,erican Revolution 2i+e+6 cannons% unifor,s% etc+5 and
-rovide i,a1es+
Teacher Created
Handouts:
#ovie Activit0 Wor>sheet
Grou- :ro8ect :resentation Handout