In this project, students create a book that explains vocabulary terms, people, places and events for most. For example, an associative letter report on the revolutionary war might. It was fought between great britain and the american colonies. N navy french blockading yorktown cutting off cornwallis from resupply o ontario.
It took place in new york and was the greatest victory for america. Like all good reference books, the abc for book collectors, first pub lished in 1952. Informational text projects that build thinking and creativity. The definition shows a true understanding of the content. The civil war unit supplemental activities for grades a student research book is also included with. No more than a few smudges or stray marks are visible. Revolutionary war trading cards teaching history, teaching.
Click here for an example of an average slide show. Very little reading from a text book will be done, but when necessary, students will. The project involves finding a word for every letter of the alphabet and relating that word to the revolutionary war. Students are asked to create an abc book about the american revolution, in these parts. A battle of the american revolution grading rubric 17 16 15 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ideas the heart of the message 3 ideasgreat.
Each word chosen to represent a letter is highly relevant to the american revolutionary war. An expository essay rubric, a personal narrative rubric, and a descriptive story rubric. American revolution abc book project american revolution, book. Students will create an alphabet book that lists revolutionary war vocabulary, names, and places and write a short description or definition. Adams a bigail adams married to john adams, abigail adams fought for womens rights. What are some good books about the revolutionary war. Revolutionary war abc book by kory nielsen on prezi.
The song or poem must include specific details from the unit that show understanding of the revolutionary war time period, 17751783. I need sites to go on to find all the letters of the alphabet. The text and the illustrations are clear and colorful. American revolution abc book project for grades 38 by. Create an abc revolutionary war book that includes. They did not like the laws and taxes the british government forced on the colonies.
Students will be analyzing and researching why colonists resisted british policies before and after 1775. The revolutionary war abcs is a project that is typically completed by young children in their united states history courses. The abcs of the american revolution udl book builder. Acts of 1774 laws that helped cause the war j jefferson thomas k knox henry. This project allows students to have some choice in their creation, but still has guidelines and rubrics for self and teacher evaluation. Fold a piece of construction paper horizontally twice and crease your folds. Explain to the class that george washington played a key role in the american revolution and that as a class we are going to spend the next 23 weeks learning about the causes and happenings of the american revolutionary. Category 4 3 2 1 required elements the posterbrochure includes all required elements as well as extra information. R is for rhode island rhode island is famous for the black regiment that took place during the revolutionary war. American revolution abc book project by carrie whitlock tpt.
Did you include an entry for each letter of the alphabet excluding x and z. S history project american revolution 8th grade mrs. The boston tea party took place on december 16, 1773. Causes of revolutionary war essay rubric points 4 3 2 1 introduction the introduction names the topic of the essay and outlines the main points to be discussed. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. All but 1 of the required elements are included on the poster. Top 10 revolutionary war novels journal of the american. Revolutionary war abc book y x w v u thomas paine thomas paine wrote a pamphlet called common sense. Two leaders of the rebels were john adams and his cousin sam. Journal of the american revolution is the leading source of knowledge about the american revolution and founding era.
She exchanged letters with john adams during the american revolut. The historical archive from time to time produces free ebooks on specific subjects for you to enjoy. Fold the construction paper vertically 3 times and crease your folds. All required elements are included on the posterbrochure. Abc book project rubric 3 2 1 score cover cover is readable from a distance, includes the authors name, and some sort of illustration. John was at the first and the second continental congress and voted for. American revolution abcs by jenna staehing on prezi. Words to use for french revolution abc book learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. Revolutionary war abc book below standard 1 pts the student has named some revolutionary war itmes and has explained some almost standard 2 pts student has correctly named 24 revolutionary war related items and has described most of them satisfactorally. The students were each assigned one of the people, looked up additional information in the library, and wrote a biography of that person. We feature smart, groundbreaking research and wellwritten narratives from expert. Criteria exemplar 5 developed 4 limited 3 appearance neatness. For example, an abc book on the desert of the american southwest might include. This week, in honor of the anniversary of the birth of noah webster the father of the american dictionary, education world offers an abc of possible abc books that students across the grades might create.
Social studies abc book created by junie monroe eled 412 summer 2014 2. American revolution abc book by diane lebrun issuu. The battle at saratoga was the turning point in the revolution. They will also have an opportunity to focus on important battles, people andor other events of the american revolution for further class discussion. This can also be in video form and shared with the class at the time of the presentation. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. This product is a cumulative project that students create during and after a study of the american revolution. Abcs of the revolutionary war poster board project with rubric. If your class is studying the american revolution, this is a fabulous project to culminate what they have learned in the unit. You need to design a timeline that will show significant events between the dates of 17631783. It is one of the few books i was required to read for school that i actually enjoyed. The american revolutionary war began in 1775 at the battle of lexington and concord. It was a very popular and made people think differently women taxes valley forge yorktown united states of america t the winter at valley forge was one of the toughest winters. Create an annotated timeline of the events leading up to and during the american revolutionary war that you feel were the most significant in shaping american independence.
The text and the illustrations are visually appealing, clear, and colorful. The american revolutionary war lasted from 1775 to 1783. Light tug of war circle of viewpoints question starts sentencephraseword. Pick one from the list and let your students create their own books. Slides contain the required information childhood, birth place, birth date, troubles, why individual is famous, 3 other facts.
I have this great book called heroes of the revolutionary war, which has about 15 biographies of influential americans during the war. Criteria exemplar 5 developed 4 limited 3 appearance neatness the text and the illustrations are visually appealing, clear, and colorful. While the book is longer than many it reads quickly. Title page includes title, an explanation of the project, and the authors name. Abc book revolutionary war by aaron pisarek on prezi.