Procedures

• SET-UP:

  Open the Choice Board - Revolutionary War Google Slides Presentation in Google and choose "File" then "Make a Copy" to get your own copy. Make any needed adjustments in the instructions and then make it available to students (via Google Classroom or another method).

  Update the directions on the first slide with your own instructions to let students know how many activities to complete. Suggestions: 1 in each row, 4 in a row, the first row and 3 more. Each student will need a copy of the choice board to open with their Google account. For more details, see the teacher notes document below.

  CHOICE BOARD: Choice Board- Revolutionary War (Google Slides)

  TEACHER NOTES: Choice Board- Revolutionary War (Google Doc)

• ASSIGNMENT NOTES:

  Activities can be completed in any order, though saving the last row for the end is probably best. (It will be easier once they’ve gotten some information from the other activities.)

  The choice board is designed to be completed without (too much) teacher help. It can be completed in class or as a remote instruction activity. It is meant to be a multi-day assignment, as each activity could take students 15-45 minutes.

  It can also be assigned as a group activity if multiple students are sharing a device.

  Suggested assignments:

  • 1 activity in each row
  • 4 activity in a row (bingo)
  • The entire first row, plus three additional activities
  • 1 activity per day

• INTRODUCTION:

  Share the Google Slides document with the students and instruct them to make a copy of the choice board that they can edit.

  On the introductory slide, students should edit their name and read the instructions. Students will choose which activities and slides they will complete from the list below.

• CHOICE BOARD DIRECTIONS:

  Decide how many slides each student should complete. Choose from one of the suggested assignments discussed above or develop your own requirements.

  For each slide, students will need view the video clips/view the images and complete the tasks on the slide. Students should keep track of which slides they have completed by clicking and dragging the markers over each completed box on the choice board.

• CHOICE BOARD ACTIVITIES:

  Below are the video clips, images, readings and tasks included in each of the slides.

• Slide 2: The Road to Revolution

  Use the following resources to complete the tasks on the slide:

  • Video Clip: American Enlightenment Before the Revolution | Part 1 (1:44)

  • Video Clip: Museum of the American Revolution | Stamp Act (1:46)

  • Video Clip: First Continental Congress | Part 1 (2:48)

  • Image: This is the place to affix the stamp (Library of Congress)

  • Image: Join or Die (Library of Congress)

• Slide 3: The First Shots

  Use the following resources to complete the tasks on the slide:

  • Video Clip: Phillip Lupsiewicz, National Park Service Ranger | Part 1 (2:22)

  • Video Clip: Phillip Lupsiewicz, National Park Service Ranger | Part 2 (1:39)

  • Video Clip: Phillip Lupsiewicz, National Park Service Ranger | Part 3 (2:58)

  • Video Clip: Phillip Lupsiewicz, National Park Service ranger | Part 4 (2:34)

  • Map: Lexington and Concord (Wikipedia Commons)

  • Map: Routes of the British Expedition and The Patriot Messengers (Wikipedia Commons)

• Slide 4: Camp Life

  Use the following resources to complete the tasks on the slide:

  • Video Clip: Tom Clavin - Valley Forge Part 1 (2:38)

  • Video Clip: Tom Clavin - Valley Forge Part 2 (2:20)

  • Video Clip: Bob Drury - Valley Forge Part 1 (2:24)

  • Video Clip: Valley Forge Tour (2:15)

  • Image: Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Interior of soldiers' hut (Library of Congress)

  • Image: Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Exterior of soldiers' hut (Library of Congress)

  • Image: Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Washington headquarters, office (Library of Congress)

  • Image: George Washington's Headquarters at Valley Forge National Historic Park (Library of Congress)

• Slide 5: The End of the War

  Use the following resources to complete the tasks on the slide:

  • Video Clip: The Battle of Yorktown (1:41)

  • Video Clip: Washington and Rochambeau at Yorktown (1:30)

  • Video Clip: The American, French and British Forces at Yorktown (1:12)

  • Video Clip: Robert Morris and the Battle of Yorktown (1:01)

  • Video Clip: Washington After Yorktown (1:40)

  • Image: Storming a Redoubt at Yorktown (University of Virginia)

  • Image: Surrender of Lord Cornwallis (Architect of the Capitol)

• Slide 6: Dates

  • Using the graphic organizer on the Google Slide, place the events on the appropriate date on the timeline.

• Slide 7: Places

  • Using the graphic organizer on the Google Slide, identify four locations on the map that were important to the fight for independence.

• Slide 8: Documents

  Use the following resources to complete the tasks on the slide:

  • Video Clip: Common Sense (:39)

  • Video Clip: Declaration of Independence (1:42)

  • Video Clip: Articles of Confederation (2:18)

  • Video Clip: Treaty of Paris (:26)

  • Document: The Constitution of the United States (National Archives)

  • Document: The Bill of Rights (National Archives)

• Slide 9: People

  Research four people who were important in the time around the Revolutionary War. For each provide the following information:

  • Name
  • Birth and Death Years
  • Why were they important? List 3 reasons.

• Slide 10: African-Americans in the Revolutionary War

  Use the following resources to complete the tasks on the slide:

  • Reading: Patriots of African Descent Monument (National Park Service)

  • Video Clip: Jesse Holland discussing Billy Lee (4:03)

  • Reading: African Americans In The Revolutionary Period (National Park Service)

  • Video Clip: Phyllis Wheatley (2:55)

  • Video Clip: John Hannigan - Robbins House Part 1 (2:34)

  • Video Clip: John Hannigan - Robbins House Part 2 (1:10)

• Slide 11: Spies in the Revolutionary War

  Use the following resources to complete the tasks on the slide:

  • Reading: Revolutionary War (CIA)

  • Video Clip: Invisible Ink Part 1 (2:11)

  • Video Clip: Invisible Ink Part 2 (1:35)

  • Video Clip: Revolutionary War Codes

  • Video Clip: Revolutionary War Spies (1:46)

• Slide 12: Women in the Revolutionary War

  Use the following resources to complete the tasks on the slide:

  • Reading: The Women Present at Valley Forge (National Park Service)

  • Images: Molly Pitcher at the Battle of Monmouth (Library of Virginia)

  • Video Clip: Phyllis Wheatley (2:55)

  • Reading: Abigail Smith Adams (White House)

  • Reading: Stories from the Revolution (National Park Service)

• Slide 13: Native Americans in the Revolutionary War

  Use the following resources to complete the tasks on the slide:

  • Reading: American Indians and the American Revolution (National Park Service)

  • Video Clip: Eric Hinderaker - Part 1 (3:25)

  • Video Clip: Robert Parkinson (1:58)

  • Image: The Peace of Paris ignores Native peoples’ rights (National Library of Medicine)

• Slide 14: Reenactments

  Use the following resources to complete the tasks on the slide:

  • Video Clip: George Washington's Crossing Reenactment (3:32)

  • Video Clip: Boston Tea Party Debate Reenactment (3:31)

• Slide 15: Paintings

  Use the following resources to complete the tasks on the slide:

  • Images: Pictures of the Revolutionary War (National Archives)

• Slide 16: Letters

  Use the following resources to complete the tasks on the slide:

  • Letter: George Washington to Alexander McDougall, December 28, 1776 (Library of Congress)

  • Letter: Alexander Hamilton Papers: General Correspondence, 1781 (Library of Congress)

  • Letter: Abigail Smith Adams to Thomas Jefferson, June 26, 1787 (Library of Congress)

• Slide 17: Monuments

  Use the following resources to complete the tasks on the slide:

  • Image: Washington Monument (National Park Service)

  • Image: Patriots of African Descent Memorial (National Park Service)

  • Image: Baron Von Stuben Statue ((National Park Service)

  • Image: Boston Women's Memorial (City of Boston)

  • Image: Pulling down the Statue of King George III (National Archives)

• Conclusion and Submission of Work:

  After completing the required number of tasks, students should turn in their completed Google Slides by submitting the URL to you electronically.

  Review student responses and address any misconceptions.