Early+American+Newspaper+Project



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=__//Historical American Newspaper, Interview and Debate Project//__=

//Using **__Content__** from Social Studies and **__Process skills__** from the Revised Blooms Taxonomy students will create Products such as://

 * ===//realistic newspapers that portray the events, people and thinking behind the events of the American Revolution.//===
 * ===//an interview with famous person from that time period who has insight into the American Revolution.//===
 * ===//a panel debate over 2 or 3 of the relevant issues related to the American Revolution.//===

__//Content from the 5th Grade Social Studies Unit//__
//Content will be given during class time as well as through student research. Students should refer to the text and available websites as sources.//

//Family Life// //Village Life// //Inventions// //Farming// //Settlements// || ==//Causes of the American Revolution//== //Stamp Act// //Townsend Act// //Taxation Without Representation// //Quartering Act// //Boston Massacre// || //Lexington and Concord// //Bunker Hill// //Valley Forge// //War at Sea// || ==//The Declaration of Independence//== //The Drafting// //The Debate// //The Ratification// //What it Means// || //Continental Congress// //Federalism// //Compromises// //Bill of Rights// //Amendments// || ==//Important People to the Cause//== //Sam Adams// //Thomas Jefferson// //George Washington// //Thomas Payne// //Ben Franklin// //Paul Revere// || = Historical American Newspaper Project =
 * ==//Colonial America and the 13 Colonies//==
 * ==//War for Independence//==
 * ==//Creating the Constitution//==

//__The Banner__//
===//A newspaper banner is it's signature name that is often in large decorative and artistic text across the top of the paper. It should be at least 3 inches wide and no more that 3 words. You may want to use words like://===
 * ===// **Gazette** //===
 * ===// **Times** //===
 * ===// **Messenger** //===
 * ===// **Republic** //===
 * ===// **Tribune** //===
 * ===// **Star** //===
 * ===// Herald //===
 * ===// Chronicle //===
 * ===// Guardian //===
 * ===// Post //===
 * // **Daily Register** //
 * // **Times** // **//Dispatch//**

// **as part of the banner. Research early[| American] newspapers to find out more.** //
 * ===//banner//===
 * ===//volume number//===
 * ===//date printed//===
 * ===//price//===

//__The News Articles__//
===//Select __one or two events__ from the American History Content to write a news article. The article should have the __standard news article opening sentence__ along with the necessary Who, What, When, Where, Why content. Include at least __one eyewitness account__ as a quote. The length of this article should be about __150+ words.__ Try to make it sound as real and current as possible with the use of __names, places and dates__.//===

//__Biography__//

 * **// must be 150+ words //**
 * **// 3 paragraphs //**
 * **// focus on their life and contributions to the American Revolution //**
 * **// any interesting details //**

//Select one issue which you learned about in the unit and write a persuasive article stating you position. Consider the perspective of someone during that time period. The opinion article should ://
__// **Ads and** //__ **//__Announcements__//**
 * ===//be 2-3 paragraphs (150+ words).//===
 * ===//full of factual content.//===
 * ===//representative of the way a colonist was thinking.//===
 * ===//demonstrate your understanding of the issues.//===
 * // **Eyewitness Shorts (30-50 words short stories from around the colonies)** //
 * // **How To (how to butcher a hog, how to make candles, how to make a log cabin)** //
 * // **Personals (obituaries, new business opportunities, marriages)** //
 * // **Advertisements(blacksmith wanted, printing shop, hogs for sale, etc)** //
 * // **Anti-British or Anti-King George propaganda.** //

= American History Interview Project = // **Work with a partner to write questions and answers for the interview of a famous American from that time period. You could also interview King George or a British soldier. The questions should be based on Content from the unit and prompt the person being interviewed for the facts as well as their thoughts and opinions about the events.** //

// **More information to follow.** //

= American History Panel Debate Project = ====**//Work with a small group of 4 to 6 students. Divide yourself into to opposing teams (those that support independence from Britain and those that support King George). Select another student as the Moderator who will ask the questions or provide prompts on issues. Use content from the unit that focuses on the main disputes between the Colonies and the Crown. Each team should select 3 -5 major grievances or issues to research and write arguments for. The day of the Debate will have both teams on the stage following our shortened debate format.//**====