Our integrated technology unit will be on the American Revolution. It will last approximately two-three weeks. The essential questions will be:
What are the major events that happened during this time?
What countries take over what lands?
How does My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier relate to the American Revolution?
The following seventh grade GLE’s are the ones that our unit will focus on:
Road To Independence
1.Explain and evaluate the major purposes of government (C-1A-M1)
2.Explain the meaning of the term federalism (C-1A-M2)
3.Distinguish between various forms of government (e.g., monarchy, totalitarian) and describe their characteristics and organization (C-1A-M2)
4.Explain how separation of powers limits government and describe the U.S. government system of checks and balances (C-1A-M3)
5.Construct a timeline of key events and key figures in U.S. history from 1763 to 1877 (H-1A-M1)
American Revolution
1.Identify the powers of the U.S. federal government and the powers it shares with state governments according to the U.S. Constitution (C-1A-M3)
2.Identify the structure and powers of the three branches of the federal government, the limits of those powers, and key positions within each branch (C-1A-M5)
3.Identify qualifications and terms of office for elected officials at the national level (C-1A-M6)
4.Explain the causes, course, and consequences of the American Revolutionary War (H-1B-M6)
5.Compare and contrast the strategies and motivations of the Patriots, Loyalists, and British during the American Revolution (H-1B-M6)
6.Explain the role of key figures in the American Revolution (H-1B-M6)
7.Explain how the American Revolution affected the politics, society, and economy of the new nation (H-1B-M7)
The technology tools that the students will use will be Inspiration, Timeliner, Public Broadcasting Station’s website, other website and the general internet.
We as the teachers will use a PowerPoint presentation to present the information to the students.
These projects will provide activities in which they will learn the information needed for the assessments on this unit.
Through these projects they will understand exactly what happened during the American Revolution.
We will also use American Revolution workbooks that include quizzes and guided reading activities. These books are study aids that came with their text.
We will use both the methods of Behaviorism and Constructivism which will enable the students to follow directions and also learn from investigations.
We feel these activities will allow the students to understand completely exactly what happened during the American Revolution.
