Procedures

• SET-UP:

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

  Update the directions on the first slide of the choice board with your own instructions to students if you choose. The board currently requires them to complete 5 total topics, but you can adjust that before you send to students.

  Each student will need their own digital copy of the Google Slides (via Google Classroom or some other method); they will also need a Google account to be able to complete the work.

  CHOICE BOARD: War of 1812 (Google Slides)

  TEACHER NOTES: War of 1812 (Google Doc)

• 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.

  To provide general information on the War of 1812, students will start by completing the first box by viewing the linked video and reviewing the information on the Library of Congress website. Students should answer the questions listed on that slide.

• CHOICE BOARD DIRECTIONS:

  Students will complete a total of five of the slides on the choice board. They will be required to complete Slide 2: Start of the War and Slide 13: End of the War, but can choose the remaining slides. Students should keep track of which slides they have completed by clicking and dragging the markers over each completed box on the choice board.

  For each slide, students will need view the video clip, complete the reading and answer the following questions:

  • List 3 things that you learned from these sources.

  • Pretend that your teacher has asked you to write the War of 1812 quiz for the rest of the class. What is the one question you would ask from this section? Include the answer.

  • List one question you still have about this topic that wasn’t answered in the sources.

• CHOICE BOARD VIDEOS AND READINGS:

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

• Slide 2: Start of the War (Required)

  • Video Clip: War of 1812- Beginning (5:02)

  • Reading: Second War of American Independence (Library of Congress)

• Slide 3: The Star Spangled Banner at Ft. McHenry

  • Video Clip: Ft. McHenry & Star-Spangled Banner (4:20)

  • Reading: Star-Spangled Banner: 1814 (Government Publishing Office)

  • Video Clip: Star-Spangled Banner (National Park Service)

• Slide 4: American Defeat at Bladensburg

  • Video Clip: Battle of Bladensburg (2:13)

  • Reading: Summer 1814 (National Park Service)

• Slide 5: President Madison

  • Video Clip: James Madison & War of 1812 (1:43)

  • Reading: James Madison (White House)

• Slide 6: African-Americans Fighting for the British

  • Video Clip: War of 1812 - Slavery & African-Americans (1:45)

  • Reading: African American Stories (National Park Service)

• Slide 7: Battle of Baltimore (& Cannons)

  • Video Clip: Battle of Baltimore & Cannons (5:16)

  • Reading: Hold the Fort! (National Park Service)

• Slide 8: Dolley Madison

  • Video Clip: Dolley Madison (6:22)

  • Reading: Summer 1814: Dolley Madison (National Park Services)

• Slide 9: Battle of New Orleans

  • Video Clip: Battle of New Orleans (6:11)

  • Reading: War of 1812 and the Battle of New Orleans (Library of Congress)

• Slide 10: Fort Meigs

  • Video Clip: Tippecanoe (6:36)

  • Reading: Fort Amanda Site (National Park Service)

• Slide 11: Tecumseh & the War of 1812

  • Video Clip: Tecumseh & the War of 1812 (6:24)

  • Reading: Tecumseh (National Park Service)

• Slide 12: The Burning of Washington

  • Video Clip: War of 1812 - Burning of Washington (3:45)

  • Reading: The Burning of Washington (National Archives)

• Slide 13: End of the War (Required)

  • Video Clip: War of 1812 - End

  • Reading: Treaty of Ghent (1814 (National Archives)

• CONCLUSION:

  Students should turn in their completed Google Slides by submitting the URL to you electronically.

  Review student responses and address any misconceptions.