The Declaration of Independence and Your Own Rights
Students will read and discuss the Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of Sentiments, discover how the rights of the colonists and women were being violated, and write about their own personal rights and how their rights are neglected or violated.

Declare the Causes: The Declaration of Independence
Students will describe and list the sections of the Declaration of Independence and explain the basic purpose of each, give an example of a document that served as a precedent for the Declaration, list and explain one or more of the colonists' complaints included in the Declaration, and demonstrate an awareness of the Declaration of Independence as a historical process developed in protest of unfair conditions.

The Battle of Bunker Hill: Now We Are at War
Students will determine how the events in Massachusetts in 1775 united colonial forces in opposition to imperial rule, relate the events of the Battle of Bunker Hill and explain their importance, compare Boston and Charlestown land masses as they changed from 1775 to the present day, and investigate their own community history to find out if there was a significant event in the past that united or divided the citizens.

Early American Leaders
Students will develop an understanding that a leader demonstrates certain traits, qualities, or characteristics, and that leaders exist in America today and existed in early American history as well.

One If By Land, and Two If By Sea! 
Students will be able to use a map and a narrative to trace a historic event in a spatial context.

Revolutionary War Patriots and Loyalists  Students are assigned a prominent man or woman of the American Revolutionary War.  The students will write a two-page report, create a poster person, and then present their research to the class in first person.

Revolutionary War, Research, and Technology  During this lesson, students conduct research on specified topics related to the Revolutionary War.  The lesson should be used at the culmination of a unit of study on the American Revolution.  Students will use word processing software and the Internet to create summaries of what they have learned during the unit.

Major Events of the Revolutionary War:  A list with brief informative links.

Loyalty or Liberty?:  An electronic field trip from Colonial Williamsburg.

The American Revolution: Rebellion and Preparing to Fight:  This program uses artwork and dramatic reenactments to document events that led to the Revolutionary War, including the Boston Tea Party, the development and training of minutemen, and Paul Revere's famous ride.  United Streaming.

The American Revolution: From Colonies to Constitution: The War for Independence:  This program traces the key events of the American Revolutionary War from its outbreak at Lexington, Massachusetts, in 1775 to the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783.  United Streaming.

The Revolutionary War: An Army of Amateurs:  The war for American independence began almost by accident, when a single, unidentified shot rang out at Lexington. Examine the decade of conflict that sparked rebellion, as well as the Continental Congress’ decision to hire a physically imposing Virginia aristocrat to lead its army.  United Streaming.

Fighting for Freedom:  Washington and his army, unable to defend New York, retreated to Pennsylvania to spend a bitterly cold winter. When Washington crossed the Delaware River in 1776 and captured Trenton, Americans were given new confidence. When the British were defeated at Yorktown, the war was as good as won.  United Streaming.

Suggestions for English Language Learners: 
(E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding)

(E/B) Students label major events of the American Revolution from illustrations.
(E/B) Students identify major events of the American Revolution depicted in illustrations and phrases.
(D) Students compare/contrast major events of the American Revolution using graphic organizers (i.e. Venn diagrams) and word boxes.
(E) Students interpret the effects of a major event of the American Revolution on the people's lives using their social studies texts, trade books or the Internet.
(E/B, D, E) Students copy information about patriots and loyalists onto a Venn Diagram.
(E/B, D, E) Students complete an Internet search on one of the important people, events or writings from the American Revolution.
(E/B, D, E) Students make a list of people involved in writing the Declaration of Independence and write one statement about each person.

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