Plan for Student Learning Experiences

UNIT COMPONENT 4
Unit designer: Claire Luna and Maria Razo Unit Name: Causes of the American Revolution

Learning Experiences Plan

WEEK Tuesday
Introduce unit through role play- adult sets
1 rules for without asking- how do you feel?
Make connection to growing tension
between Great Britain and the colonies.
Introduction to American Revolution.
Begin illustrated Timeline with description
of events.
Wednesday Thursday
KWL on French and Indian War Read the Primary Source about Proclamation
Complete K together, W alone, and L alone of 1763
Read aloud French Indian War https://www.history.com/news/remembering-
Analyze reading of French and Indian War the-proclamation-of-1763
French and Indian War metaphor analysis. Explore 5 facts about the Proclamation of 1763
Use L section for assessment. in groups, and present to class

Quiz: What do you know- Colonies

involved.
Boston Massacre- discuss point of view of Snapshot- Students read different Gallery walk of major ACTS at the time using
2 a colonist and a British Soldier perspectives of Boston Massacre, and will pictures as primary and secondary sources.
Analyze “The Bloody Massacre create three silent scenes “snapshot” that Interpret what they see.
Perpetrated in King Street on March 5th, they will perform to follow the story of the Share with a group, choose the one that
1770 . . . ,” engraved by Paul Revere, Boston Massacre based on what they read. impacted you the most and tell why.
Boston, Massachusetts, 1770. From the
collections of the Colonial Williamsburg
Foundation, and the Boston Massacre, The
Boston Gazette, and Country Journal,
March 12, 1770. Courtesy of the Library of
Congress. Answer questions about both
paintings.

New Colonial Policy and major ACTS
3 (Proclamation of 1763, Quartering Act,
Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Intolerable
Acts, Tea Act, Sugar Act) Create Posters
that tell defines, and describes impact on
British colonists.
Use presentations as assessment.
QUIZ: Causes of the American Revolution No More Kings (Schoolhouse Rock) watch and
listen to a short, animated clip that gives an
American Revolution Causes flip book. overview of the history of the American
Students label each cause in chronological independence from Britain. The song, “No
order, and include a written description and More Kings.” After watching the video, write
visual for all eight causes. brief description that summarizes that part of
the history.
Summarize provided used as assessment.
 Boston Tea Party- Read Colonial Voices:
4 Hear Them Speak by Kay Winters, Larry
Day. Students read a point of view from
different characters that witnessed the
Boston Tea Party, then answer what they
think will happen now? (What would you
do?)
5 Read: If you Lived in the Times of the
American Revolution- focus on whether
choosing sides affected the schools we
went to. Relate to current events- (ie.
DACA, ICE, Current President)
Performance Task: Chose a Side- Patriot or Performance Task: Chose a Side- Patriot or Performance Task: Chose a Side- Patriot or
6 Loyalist- Convince others to join your
side, providing viable arguments. Create providing viable arguments. Create
Advertisement Poster.
What are political cartoons? In groups- Analyze, read ad interpret poem-
Analyze and interpret what Benjamin “To the Right Honorable William, Earl of
Franklin’s “Join or Die” political cartoon Dartmouth” Poem by Phillis Wheatley, 177.
represented. Who was the target audience? Use poem to understand revolutionary
sentiments about British oppression and relate
the desire for freedom from British rule to the
struggle against slavery.
Who Was Right? Double Bubble Map, Complete Illustrated Timeline with description
Compare and Contrast using book- George of events.
vs. George: The American Revolution as
Seen from Both Sides. Quiz on arranging events on a timeline and
Group: Complete Double Bubble and stating three causes.
decide who was right based on
perspectives they read. Relate to current
event (ie. If you supported Make America
Great Again or Not my President)
Loyalist- Convince others to join your side, Loyalist- Convince others to join your side,
providing viable arguments. Create
Advertisement Poster. Advertisement Poster.

Day 1- Discuss Task, Go over Rubric Day 2- Write out argument and work on Day 3- Present advertisement along with
Provide time for student to choose a side newspaper advertisement. arguments.
and come up with sufficient arguments to
support choice.