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Four 50-minute class periods.
The American Revolutionary War was won due to the efforts of not only
The American Revolutionary War was won due to the efforts of not
only brave military leaders and soldiers but also ordinary Americans
who wanted to be free of the chains of British rule. The focus of
this lesson is not only military heroes but the everyday American
who fought valiantly for freedom.
Social Studies (American History)
The learner will:
• Locate and identify the original thirteen colonies;
• Locate the major battles of the American Revolutionary War;
• identify the major and minor contributors to the victory of the Americans during
the American Revolutionary War.
Louisiana Social Studies Content Standards
http://www.lcet.doe.state.la.us/doe/assessment/standards/SOCIAL.pdf
H-1B-M6: Explaining the causes and course of the American
Revolution
ELA-1-M1: Using knowledge of word meaning and developing
basic and technical vocabulary using various strategies.
ELA-1-M3: Reading, comprehending, and responding to written,
spoken, and visual texts in extended passages.
ELA-1-M4: Interpreting texts with supportive explanations
to generate connections to real-life situations and other texts.
ELA-1-M5: Using purposes for reading to achieve a variety
of objectives
ELA-2-M2: Using language, concepts, and ideas that show
an awareness of the intended audience and/or purpose in developing
complex compositions
ELA-2-M3: Applying the steps of the writing process
ELA-2-M4: Using narration, description, exposition, and
persuasion to develop various modes of writing
ELA-2-M5: Recognizing and applying literary devices
ELA-2-M6: Writing as response to texts and life experiences
ELA-3-M1: Writing legibly
ELA-3-M2: Demonstrating use of punctuation, capitalization,
and abbreviations
ELA-3-M3: Demonstrating standard English structure and
usage
ELA-3-M4: Demonstrating understanding of the parts of speech
to make choices for writing
ELA-3-M5: Spelling accurately using strategies and resources
ELA-4-M4: Speaking and listening for a variety of audiences
and purposes
ELA-4-M6: Participating in a variety of roles in group
discussions
ELA-5-M3: Locating, gathering, and selecting information
using graphic organizers, outlining, note taking, summarizing,
interviewing, and surveying to produce documented texts and graphics
ELA-5-M4: Using available technology to produce, revise,
and publish a variety of works
• A Battle of the American Revolutionary War
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