Revolutionary War Task

Goal

Persuade other Marylanders to join your political side

Role

Lobbyist in Maryland

Audience

Other colonists in Maryland

Situation

You are a lobbyist for either the l oyalists or the p

atriots. Your goal is to
produce a flyer or brochure to persuade others to join your political side
based on the events leading up to the Revolution.
When producing the flyer, you will:
(1) think about the order of events during this time period,
(2) analyze primary sources produced by both parties, and
(3) think about the r easons for joining your side.
Be sure to use multiple texts to show you are a true expert on why others
should join your side.

Product

(A) Timeline of key events leading up to the Revolutionary War (in

Showbie)
(B) A flyer convincing others to join your side (submitted in Google
Classroom, created during Art Integration)

Standards

R.I.4.3, R.I.4.9, W.4.8

Anchor Standard
RI.4.3

Exceeds
Standard

Meets
Standard

Progressing Toward
Standard

Limited or
No Progress

Students analyze
how and why
individuals, events,
and ideas develop
and interact over the
course of a text.

Provide a detailed and

nuanced explanation
of events, procedures,
ideas, or concepts in a
historical, scientific, or
technical text,
including what
happened and why,
based on specific
information in the text,
demonstrating an
understanding of the
subtleties of the
events, procedures,
ideas, or concepts
presented in the text.

Provide a t horough
explanation of events,
procedures, ideas, or
concepts in a
historical, scientific, or
technical text,
including what
happened and why,
based on specific
information in the text.

Provide a l imited
explanation of events,
procedures, ideas, or
concepts in a
historical, scientific, or
technical text,
including i nsufficient
explanation of what
happened and why,
based primarily on
specific information in
the text.

Provide a l imited or
inaccurate explanation
of events, procedures,
ideas, or concepts in a
historical, scientific, or
technical text, failing to
explain what
happened and why,
and n
ot based on
specific information in
the text.

Anchor Standard
R.I.4.9

Exceeds
Standard

Meets
Standard

Progressing Toward
Standard

Limited or
No Progress

Students analyze
how two or more
texts address similar
themes or topics in
order to build
knowledge or to
compare the
approaches the
authors take.

Demonstrate an
in-depth textual
analysis by aptly and
insightfully integrating
information from two
informational texts on
the same topic in order
to write about the
subject
knowledgeably.

Demonstrate a
thorough textual
analysis by integrating
information from two
informational texts on
the same topic in order
to write about the
subject
knowledgeably.

Demonstrate a limited
or basic textual
analysis by
insufficiently or
inaccurately
integrating information
from two informational
texts on the same
topic in order to write
about the subject
knowledgeably.

Demonstrate an
inability to integrate
information from two
informational texts on
the same topic in order
to write about the
subject
knowledgeably.

Anchor Standard
W.4.8

Exceeds
Standard

Meets
Standard

Progressing Toward
Standard

Limited or
No Progress

Gather relevant
information from
multiple print and
digital sources,
assess the credibility
and accuracy of each
source, and integrate
the information while
avoiding plagiarism.

Recall relevant
information from
experiences or gather
relevant information
from print and digital
sources; summarize or
paraphrase
information in notes
and finished work, and
provide a list of
sources.

Recall relevant
information from
experiences or gather
relevant information
from print and digital
sources; take notes,
paraphrase, and
categorize information,
and provide a list of
sources.

Recall information
from experiences or
gather information
from print and digital
sources; take brief
notes on sources and
sort evidence into
provided categories.

Recall information
from experiences or
gather information
from provided sources
to answer a question.