LMTech_rev_war

Using the websites, complete one or more of the following Revolutionary War projects:

Be a Colonial Time-Traveling Detective http://www.thehenryford.org/exhibits/smartfun/colonial/intro/index.html Go on the Road to Revolution http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road.html Command the Continental Army in a Simulation http://library.thinkquest.org/11683/BattleEntrance.html

I was looking at this one from a library media specialist's view and I got to say I was a little disappointed. It sounds exciting at first and I could really see the kids getting into commanding an army and all that. But, all you do is spend money and click a button. Then, a pop-up just tells you what calamity or success befalls your troops and the appropriate number is added or subtracted from your totals. I don't think this site is very engaging for teaching much. A better use of time in the classroom would be to have the kids design their own Revolutionary War game complete with likely scenarios etc. Perhaps you could use Publisher or some other kind of software so they're actually using technology, but I honestly wouldn't recommend the above site to any social studies teachers. If somebody's uncle designed this site, I'm sorry. It's really not that bad... -QUINN BALDWIN

Fun Zone Revolutionary War Study Games http://library.thinkquest.org/10966/fun.shtml?tqskip1=1&tqtime=1118

Here are some more ideas:

Complete a Revolutionary War Timeline. Create a timeline for the Revolutionary War. Include all the events that you believe led to the war's outcome. Identify what you consider to be the most important battles. Is there one battle that you would call the 'turning point.'?

Compare and Contrast Two Lives. Select two persons who were involved in the Revolution - male or female, British or American, loyalist or patriot, native American, African American, soldier, or statesman - - then identify the likes and differences in their lives. You can find some information about Revolutionary War people at Revolutionary War biographies.

Write a Revolutionary War Journal. Pretend that you are a soldier, a spy, a loyalist - - and imagine what it would have been like. . Pick a location - - this could be a campaign, a skirmish, a battle, or other event. Then write a journal about your pretend experience.

Illustrate a Revolutionary War Event. Pick an event and draw a scene that captures what went on there. Remember, it could be a camp scene, part of a battle, or any part that represents the Revolutionary War.


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Danny Earl Tahlequah Middle School

I did several of the listed activities. Listed below are my impressions of them.

Activity #1: Located under Revolutionary War projects at http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road.html This site test your knowledge about the American Revolution. This was an excellent activity for a History or Social Studies class. I enjoyed the side “trips” you could take for more info about a subject.

Activity #2: Located under Revolutionary War projects at http://library.thinkquest.org/11683/BattleEntrance.html This site is a revolutionary simulation, where you act as the commander of the continental army. This site reminded me of “Organ Trail”. There seemed to me to be more Math involved in this than History. Although, there was some history in the “events” that happened along the way.

Activity #3: Located under Revolutionary War projects at http://library.thinkquest.org/10966/fun.shtml?tqskip1=1&tqtime=1118 There were several “games” at this site. “The British are Coming” dealt with the early days of the revolution by having the student answer questions within a given amount of time. It was a quick and easy review of facts. “Fact Match” was a matching game set up like “Concentration”. It took a little work for me to understand how it worked, but once I did it was not a bad little game. The collection of “Word Searches” on early American history was OK. I think there are better sites for these on the internet. One of the best is at http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/ There you can put in your own list of words and terms.

Activity #3: Located under Revolutionary War projects: Illustrate a Revolutionary War Event. Pick an event and draw a scene that captures what went on there. Remember, it could be a camp scene, part of a battle, or any part that represents the Revolutionary War. My toon can be found on the “Toondoo” web site at http://www.toondoo.com/View.toon?param=392961 I have had some of my students in our after school program use Toondoo and they really enjoy it.