Revolutionary ideas

CONFLICT & COMPROMISE

West Ada Academies 19/20

How do new and revolutionary ideas

lead to conflict and change?

How important is freedom to you? Would you be willing to sacrifice your family, your friends, even your life to obtain freedom?

In this studio, you will be examining the motivations of the Loyalists, the Patriots, and the Neutralists and while each group believed in freedom, they didn't agree on how to achieve their freedom, leading to the American Revolution.

While you may think that you would identify as a Patriot - those hard-drinking, hard hitting urban guerrillas - perhaps you really are more of a Loyalist who believed in the power of Britain and the crown. To find out more, put on your colonist hat and step inside.

COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS DEFINED

What will I be able to do after this studio?

Social Studies:

SS 1.1 I can evaluate historical outcomes in context

SS 1.2 I can analyze multiple perspectives

English:

ELA 2.1 I can identify a core message and audience

ELA 2.2 I can develop and organize the message

ELA 2.3 I can prepare the medium

ELA 2.4 I can finalize, practice, and prepare

ELA 2.5 I can engage, respond, and reflect

West Ada LEARNING CYCLE

To the left is our West Ada Academies Learning Cycle. This course is designed with content that fits into one of five categories: Engage, Explore, Practice, Apply, and Reflect. You will move through the stages of the learning cycle as you engage in the studio's driving questions, and then learn, practice, and apply the target skills listed above. When you get to the apply stage, you will make a presentation or use another method to show what you know. Finally, at each Milestone and again at the end of the studio, you will reflect on your project and what you have learned.

WORK ICONS

Throughout the course you will see these two icons. They will tell you whether you are able to complete each assignment individually, or whether it must be done collaboratively (with a partner or group).