Thursday, February 19, 2009

My instructional topic is the Revolutionary War. After a two week unit on studying the war students will go to the computer lab to complete a three- panel brochure using Publisher. The brochure will be about Revolutionary War battlefields mainly in SC and the status of them now.

Essential Question - Should the past be preserved for future generations?

Unit Question - How are Revolutionary War sites contributing to the understanding of hte American Revolution in teh twenty-first century?

Content questions
1. Why was the Revolutionary War fought?
2. Who fought in this war?
3. When was the war fought?
4. Who were some of the important people that were involved in the war?
5. Where were the major fronts in the war?
6. What were the strategies used in fighting the war?
7. How did geography, weather, or the environment contribute to outcomes of the various battles?
8. What kinds of weapons and fightign tactics were used in the fighting?
9. Locate some major battle sites using a map and Google Earth.
10. What were some major battle sites in SC and what were the results of these battles?
11. How did Francis Marion, thomas Sumter, and Andrew Pickens contribute to the war in SC?
12. How did the Back Country folks contribute to the war effort?
13. Describe what happened at the Battle of Fort Sullivan. Why ws this important?

3 comments:

  1. Thanks for your comments; hopefully your unit will help your student appreciate the importance of understanding how our history has shaped our world and our future. Your unit and curriculum framing questions appear to be appropriate and well thought out.
    Thanks.

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  2. I love your quetions. They seem to be right on the topic.

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  3. DMAN LIKES YOUR TOPIC. IT SHOWS THAT YOUR UNIT IS DESIGNED TO GET OUR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN OUR PAST. IT POINTS OUT HOW IMPORTANT SOUTH CAROLINA WAS IN WINNING THE REVOLUNARY WAR. I WOULD GET THE STUDENTS TO DO SOME VISUAL PROJECTS,MAPS,POWER POINTS,ETC TO ENHANCE THIS UNIT.

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