This is a fun song I wrote to Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together". It fits into teaching The Declaration of Independence. It's sung from the colonists point of view on why they want to break up with King George III and England.
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, Government, U.S. History
Students sit back to back with their graphic organizers. One student has form A and the other student has form B. Students ask questions such as "What was ______'s job?" Was _______a loyalist or a patriot" in order to complete their graphic
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History, EFL - ESL - ELD
This activity will allow students to define the important events leading up to The Revolutionary War. Events include: The Proclamation of 1763, The Quartering Act, The Stamp Act, The Boston Tea Party, The Boston Massacre, and The Intolerable Acts.
Students sit back to back with their graphic organizers. One student has form A and the other student has form B. Students ask questions such as "Why was _____a heroine?" What was an interesting fact about _______? in order to complete their graphic
Use this Illinois themed anticipation guide before beginning your Illinois unit! Students will read statements and predict the answer before studying about Illinois. After the unit, students will answer the questions again.
Give students the option of how they would like to present their book report! Students can choose from writing a diary entry, creating a comic strip, drawing a new front cover, creating a song, making a timeline and so much more! A rubric is
Students can participate in an information gap to learn about famous inventions. Students will work in partners. One partner will have Grid A and the other partner will have Grid B. Students will work together to complete their graphic organizers.
This chart allows students to distinguish to important contributors to The Declaration of Independence. The men listed in the chart are: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, John Hancock and Benjamin Franklin. Students need to research
Assess students using their knowledge of words related to The Revolutionary War. Words include: minutemen, redcoats, surrendered, Treaty of Paris, Battle of Saratoga, Paul Revere, etc. Students will choose two words and write a sentence about how