Literacy: The American Revolution
Big Ideas and Guiding Questions:
How did the American Revolution and the events leading up to it affect the people in the colonies?
Unit 1: Perspectives on the American Revolution: Building Background Knowledge
Mid-Unit 1 Assessment: Researching Perspectives of the American Revolution: Patriots: Students apply what they learned about reading and analyzing informational texts to answer questions and write an informative paragraph about who the Patriots were and what they believed.
End of Unit 1 Assessment: Answering Questions about an Informational Text: Students apply with they learned about reading and analyzing informational texts to answer questions about the main idea, structure of an informational text, and summarize the text.
Unit 2: Perspectives on the American Revolution: Perspectives in Literature
Mid-Unit 2 Assessment: Reading and Discussing Divided Loyalties: Students read a excerpt of Divided Loyalties and answer questions about the text. Students will write a descriptive paragraph about a character in the play. And, students will participate in a group discussion about character perspectives.
End of Unit 2 Assessment: Narrative Writing: First Person Story Based on Divided Loyalties: Students write a first person narrative explaining what a character from Divided Loyalties is thinking and feeling at a specific point in a scene. Students will also answer questions about literary texts.
Unit 3: Using Writing to Share an Opinion
Mid-Unit 3 Assessment: Reading and Answering Questions about an Opinion Text: Students apply what they have learned about reading and analyzing opinion texts to answer questions about how the author supports a point with reasons.
End of Unit 3 Assessment: Opinion Writing: Loyalist Broadside: Students draft a broadside from the Loyalist Perspectives that includes linking words, prepositional phrases, and frequently confused words.
Module Performance Task: Text-Based Discussion: American Revolution
Students discuss their opinion of the American Revolution, stating their reasons and evidence to support their point.