Lesson Overview
Students will examine multiple perspectives of different groups of people on the notion of freedom during the American Revolution. The class forms into 5 groups:
Patriots, Loyalists/British, Enslaved Persons, Women, and Native Americans.
Each group will “deep dive” into their respective perspective, conduct research using print and electronic resources, produce writing samples (i.e. diary entry, proclamation, letter, etc.), record a video on FlipGrid, and participate in a small group as well as whole class discussions.
Students will read a variety of related texts, discuss historical issues critically, produce writing samples, perform an oral presentation, and record/share videos.
Essential Question
How can we benefit from seeing historical issues from multiple perspectives, as opposed to just one?
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Computers, Laptops, or Tablets – at least one per group
Projection Board
Other Considerations – List all
*Be able to share multimedia with students, such as a video like this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHNsyfJIl8I
“The Two Sides: Patriots vs. Loyalists”
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- RI.RC Range and Complexity
- W.MCC Meaning, Context, and Craft
- 8.2.CO Compare the motives and demographics of loyalists and patriots within South Carolina and the colonies.
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the economic, political, and social motivations of the patriots and the loyalists in the era of the American Revolution.
- 8.2.CX Contextualize the roles of various groups of South Carolinians as the colonies moved toward becoming an independent nation.
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the motivations of colonists during the American Revolution and the progression of conflict and failed compromise that ultimately led to revolution.
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