Problems+with+Great+Britain

Objectives:
The students will research and organize events leading up to the American Revolutionary War. The students will debate the actions of the colonists as necessary or not The students will understand how problems with Great Britain ignited the American Revolutionary War.

Standards:

 * 5.1.4.B:** Explain rules and laws for the classroom, school, community, and state
 * 5.1.4.C:** Explain the principles and ideals shaping local and **state government**
 * 5.1.4.D:** Identify key ideas about **government** found in significant documents
 * 5.2.4.A:** Identify individual rights and needs and the rights and needs of others in the classroom, school, and community.
 * 5.2.4.B:** Describe the sources of conflict and disagreement and different ways conflict can be resolved.
 * 5.2.4.C:** Describe the roles of **leadership** and **public service** in school, community, **state**, and nation
 * 6.1.4.C:** Illustrate what individuals or organizations give up when making a **choice.**
 * 6.1.4.D:** Explain what influences the choices people make
 * 8.1.4.B:** Distinguish between fact and **opinion** from multiple points of view, and **primary sources** as related to historical events
 * 8.1.4.C:** Identify a specific research topic and develop questions relating to the research topic
 * 8.3.4.B:** Locate historical **documents, artifacts**, and places critical to United States history
 * 8.4.4.D:** Distinguish between **conflict** and cooperation among groups and organizations that impacted development of the history of the world.


 * 1. Creativity and Innovation:** Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
 * 2. Communication and Collaboration**: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
 * 3. Research and Information Fluency:** Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information
 * 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making:** Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.

Procedure:
1. Students read pages 60 - 63. 2. Students will research causes of the American Revolutionary War adding websites they find to Diigo 3. As a class students will add events leading up to the American Revolution on a Dipity timeline. 4. Divide the class in half and then into small groups. Using their information from the research the students will debate if the colonist should revolt against Great Britain or not.

Project Example:
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Differentiated Instruction Options:
1. Below level learners may be given sites to directly reference for timeline activity 2. Students may record their personal view of revolting or not from Great Britain in a podcast

Assessment:
1. Students can identify causes of the American Revolutionary War 2. Studnets can judge if they agree or disagree with the colonists actions 3. Students can understand how problems with Great Britain led to the Revolutionary War.

Resources:
Switala, W. (1996). //Pennsylvania USA//. Parsippany, New Jersey: Silver Burdett Ginn. Declaration of Independance Video. Retrieved on July 20 2011 from [] Liberty! - The American Revolution. Retrieved on July 20 2011 from [] Causes of The Revolutionary War. Retrieved on July 20 2011 from [] Causes of the American Revolutionary War. Retrieved on July 20 2011 from [] Declaration of Independance. Retrieved on July 20 2011 from [] Dipiity. Retrieved on July 21 2011 from [] Diigo. Retrieved on July 20 2011 from [|http://www.diigo.com] Podomatic. Retrieved on July 20 2011 from [] GarageBand