1. Topic-
The Key Points of the American Revolution
 
2. Content-
1756 Britain and France fight over land in America.

1763 Britain defeats the French armies in America.

1765 Parliament introduces Stamp Tax in America

1775 Declaration of Independence

1775 "� 1781 Americans fight for Independence from Britain.

1781 British army surrenders at Yorktown.

1783 British government signs peace treaty with America. The Americans had won.
 
3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
1. Identify Key Points of The American Revolution
2. Score 70% on Test over Topic material
3. Retain information for further studies
 
4. Objectives-
1. Teacher Based Instruction to review important dates and events.
2. Students will be in groups of 4-5, to make time lines of events.
3. Students will be assigned to write a paragraph about a specific event that interests them the most and present it to the class.
 
5. Materials and Aids-
AV for PowerPoint, PowerPoint presentation will have photographs to help students associate the actual events to the words spoken during the lecture.
 
6. Procedures/Methods-

A. Introduction-

1. Colonization of the Americas
2. The dispute for land
3. The desire to rule
 

B. Development-

1. Why would France and England have to fight for land? Couldn't they share?
2. What would happen if you were a family in the colonies? Would you agree to British tax's?
3. Explain the tensions between British Parliament and colonists.
 

C. Practice-

1. Activity Sheets to use during movies, filling in blanks of specific people and events.
2. Ask students to research in a computer lab and write a paragraph of a specific event that sounds interesting to them.
3. Hand out a guided time line for students to fill in.
 

D. Independent Practice-

1. Assign homework that requires students to answer questions about topics discussed in class.
2. Have students draw out images of specific events and label them, this could be a project idea.
3. Have students take quizzes midway through the lesson.
 

Checking for understanding-

1. Quiz, midway through lesson.
2. Test at end of term.
3. Grade projects.
 

Closure-

1. Did the students effectively identify important events in the American Revolution.
2. Have the students been able to retain the information for further studies.
 
7. Evaluation-
1. Basic Quiz, covering half of the discussed events.
2. Test covering first and second half of discussed events.
 

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