UNIT 1: LESSON 10 - BATTLES OF THE REVOLUTION NEWSPAPER ACTIVITY
Time Frame: 2-3 Class periods
For this project you can select any 1 of the following battles to write your newspaper article on:
- Battles of Lexington & Concord
- Battle of Bunker Hill - Battle/Invasion of Quebec - Battle of Long Island/Brooklyn Heights - Battle of Guilford Courthouse - Battle of White Plains - Winter at Valley Forge - Battle of Germantown |
- Battle of Bennington
- Battle of Cowpens - Battle of Brandywine - Battle of Trenton - Battle of Princeton - Battles of Saratoga - Siege of Yorktown - Great Fire of New York City |
Secondary Source Links: The following links will take you to secondary sources that will help give you an understanding of the battle you selected for your newspaper article (Remember, you only need to use the links that relate to the battle you picked):
Primary Sources: use the primary source that relates to the battle you selected, in order to, help you include quotes in your newspaper article and to help you gain an even deeper understanding of the battle.
- What is a primary source: A primary source is a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event.
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Exemplar: use this exemplar to help you when it comes to producing your final product
newspaper_exemplar.pdf | |
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pyramid_template.pdf | |
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Project Rubric:
project_directions_battles.pdf | |
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How to write a News Story resources: