American History
Lesson Plan Topic: Who Declared Americas Independence
Overview: This is a two week lesson which will highlight relevant information pertaining to the Revolutionary War and those who helped take part in establishing America's independence. The lesson will identifywhy the founding fathers used their logic to go to war and how others cultures bought in on this new idea of freedom. Each day will contain an activity that will engage the students and promote group discussion. There will be group and individual assignments to assess and gauge the studentslearning.While there are several activities the entire process is considered to be one lesson with multiple avenues of reaching the children and gaining their attention.
Objectives:
1. Understand the reasons for separating from England
2. Determine the risks associate with separation from England
3. Develop a high level understanding of what colonial life was like
4. Who are the groups involved in this war?
5. What was the outcome of the war and how did it effect post war life for the various colonists
Goals:
1. Provide a detailed summary of the multi-cultural lifestyles in this time period
2. What did war do to the steady state of the colonists
3. Provide a report as to what life was like the first five years after Americas independence
Rational
I have decided to move forward with this assignment for several reasons. In my initial discussion question post I mentioned the amount African Americans that openly served in the Revolutionary War and I was stunned. I started thinking about how many other unsung heroes there were and that my students should know all about them. I also chose this assignment because I feel children will soon start getting varied lessons about the Constitution and its true meaning. I believe a new holistic view including all races will identify well with the students.