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5th Grade - History American Revolution

Lesson Objective:

Learners will demonstrate the ability to seek online information by finding facts on a person from the American Revolution and correctly answering 5 out of 8 questions through searching the Internet effectively. 

California standard: History 5.6.4

5.6.      Students understand and describe the views, lives, and impact of key individuals during the American Revolution

4.Describe the views, lives, and impact of key individuals during this period.

Websites:  You may use your new web searching skills to help you answer the questions on your famous person during the American Revolution and use the websites below to help you get started.  You may also use other websites to answer your questions.  You must document where you got the information by copying and pasting the web address into a word document.  If your source of information is not from .gov or .edu please verify your information with at least one other site and copy and paste that site’s URL in to the word document.  

1. http://chalk.richmond.edu/education/projects/webquests/colonial/index.html

2. http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_founding_fathers.html

3. http://chalk.richmond.edu/education/projects/webquests/colonial/index.html

Essential Question: 

1.  What were the views, lives, and impact of key individuals during the American Revolution?

Additional Questions: 

1. What was the name, age, and gender of your famous person?

2. What were the names and relationships within your famous person’s family?

3. What made your person famous during the American Revolution?

4. What was your person’s job during the American Revolution?

5. Was your person religious?  What religion?

6. What was the most interesting thing you learned about your famous person, why was it the most interesting?

7. Where did your famous person live (colonial region)?

8. Describe your person’s life and views during the American Revolution.