Mini-Unit: The Road to American Independence
- Bulk Pricing:
- Buy in bulk and save
- Contributor:
- Brian Hook
- Grade Level:
- Middle and High School
- Product Type:
- Mini-Unit (PPT, Political Cartoons, Graphic Organizer, Biography)
- File Type:
- Zip (PPT and PDF)
- Pages:
- 46
- Answer Key:
- Included
Description
This mini-unit guides students through the events that culminated in the first battles of the American Revolution.
The PowerPoint guides students through the events that culminated in the first battles of the American Revolution. The presentation addresses the various revenue acts passed by Parliament during the 1760s and 1770s - including the reasons why the British believed that such acts were necessary - recounts both the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party, and concludes with the first shots at Lexington and Concord.
The resource includes a discussion of two political cartoons: Join, or Die by Benjamin Franklin and The Repeal, or the Funeral of Miss Ame-Stamp by Benjamin Wilson. Each cartoon includes handouts with introductory paragraphs, graphic organizers to assist students in analyzing the cartoons, and analysis questions.
The resource also includes a graphic organizer on The Acts of Parliament, emphasizing the different revenue acts passed to raise money following the French and Indian War.
Finally, I have included a biography on Benjamin Franklin that focuses on his role as a Founding Father of the United States, including his Albany Plan of Union, his service as a Pennsylvania delegate, and his involvement in the Franco-American Alliance of 1778.
The biography includes a series of questions based on the reading.
In using this in my own class room, students are encouraged to:
1. Number the paragraphs
2. Read the biography
3. Highlight answers in the reading
4. Use complete sentences
The biography includes a series of questions based on the reading.
In using this in my own class room, students are encouraged to:
1. Number the paragraphs
2. Read the biography
3. Highlight answers in the reading
4. Use complete sentences
5. Identify the paragraph where they find the answer.
The answer key demonstrates these steps. Academic and content vocabulary words and definitions are included.
The answer key demonstrates these steps. Academic and content vocabulary words and definitions are included.
For those seeking distance learning options, the biography, graphic organizer, and questions associated with each political cartoon can be readily converted to digital activities using Google Slides.
Purchased separately, these resources would total $12.75; I am offering them as a bundle for $10. I use these resources in my own class room and am certain you will find these a valuable addition to your curriculum.
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