Lesson Plan Format: Day 11
Grade: 3___
Unit: The American Revolution in
Goal: The geography of
Essential Question(s):
How did the geography terrain, natural resources) play into the hands of the Colonists/Minutemen?
Development and Selection of Activities and Resources:
Ø
Brainstorm question: Why would the Minutemen
have an “easier” plan of attack over the British Army? How did GEOGRAPHY help
the Minutemen in winning the battle of
Ø Things to think about:
o
Pictures of
o Weather/season
o Clothing/acclimation
o Time of day
Content:
Ø
Book:
Ø
Advantages: knew area, “guerilla” tactics, hid
behind stone walls, dressed for occasion
Ø On web: http://earlyamerica.com/shot-heard.html
Ø Gives a short multimedia story on The Shot Heard “Round the World. It gives the advantages of the Minutemen
Curriculum Standard:
Cities and Towns of
Assignment:
Ø Develop a booklet outlining the major events of the American Revolution.
Ø Diary that has been filled in with the facts of the major events
How will the essential question be assessed?
Ø Booklet, along with rubric (rubric attached to day 9)
Ø Diary, with rubric: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/view_rubric.php3?id=754225
Ø
Visit to
Revolutionary War Handbook
You are a book publisher who had
a meeting with all of the third grade teachers in
Your
task is to use the notes from the diary you have kept about the major events,
and make a small booklet.
This
will be graded according to the rubric attached, as this is what the third
grade teachers are looking at.