Lesson Plan Format: Day 2

Grade: 3__

Unit: The American Revolution in Massachusetts

Goal: The Massachusetts Colonists had many advantages in overcoming the British army at the start of the Revolutionary War.

Essential Question(s):

1. What were the differences between the Loyalists and Colonists? How did each group affect the outcomes/events of the Revolutionary War?

2. How did the actions of the Loyalists affect the feelings of the Colonists during the development of Massachusetts?

3. How many of the Colonists were members of the British Militia before the war? How did this affect the change and mood of the people?

Development and selection of Activities and Resources:

Ø Compare and Contrast Map: Loyalists/Colonists

Ø Journal writing: How would you feel if your neighbor had strong feelings for something that you did not believe in? Would you support something that was far away?

Ø Army: look at the British Militia: Venn Diagram

Content

Ø Compare Contrast Map (filled in) on the differences between Loyalists and Colonists

Ø British Militia: numbers of Loyalists and Colonists

Curriculum Standard:

History and Geography: Standard 2

Civics and Government: Standard 7

How will the understanding of the essential question be assessed?

Ø Persona letter writing: write a letter to a family member in England, the mother country, explaining whether you are for or against England’s beliefs.

Ø Rubric for the letter writing

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Letter-Writing: Persona Writing

Teacher name: Miss Flagg

Student Name ___________________

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Sentences & Paragraphs	Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well-constructed and of varied structure.	All sentences are complete and well-constructed (no fragments, no run-ons). Paragraphing is generally done well.	Most sentences are complete and well-constructed. Paragraphing needs some work.	Many sentence fragments or run-on sentences OR paragraphing needs lots of work.
Content Accuracy	The letter contains at least 5 accurate facts about the topic.	The letter contains 3-4 accurate facts about the topic.	The letter contains 1-2 accurate facts about the topic.	The letter contains no accurate facts about the topic.
Length	The letter is 10 or more sentences.	The letter is 8-9 sentences.	The letter is 5-7 sentences.	The letter is less than 5 sentences.
Format	Complies with all the requirements for a friendly letter.	Complies with almost all the requirements for a friendly letter.	Complies with several of the requirements for a friendly letter.	Complies with less than 75% of the requirements for a friendly letter.
Grammar & spelling (conventions)	Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling.	Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar and/or spelling.	Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar and/or spelling	Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar and/or spelling.