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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students explore the political situation in Boston in 1775, using Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" to introduce the beginning of the American Revolution. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine primary documents regarding Paul Revere's ride and its role in the Revolutionary War. They consider how Revere's role has been written about by Longfellow and others and discuss the discrepancies between accounts. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine circumstances surrounding rides of the American Revolution other than Paul Revere's, explore why posterity treated them differently than Revere's ride, and create original poems based on historical fact. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the heroic archetype and apply it to the history of Paul Revere's Ride and to Longfellow's poem, "Paul Revere's Ride." They identify heroic qualities, discuss archetypes, read and discuss Joseph Campbell's "Stages of the Hero," and apply the heroic archetype to Paul Revere. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students investigate the achievements of Paul Revere. They read a poem, read an online first-hand account of his famous ride, explore various websites, and create a mural. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's, Paul Revere's Ride, and other pieces of poetry to use maps and literature to investigate geographic concepts. They chart Revere's ride on current Massachusetts maps while working in pairs. They discuss the reasons for the geographic changes that have taken place. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine and discuss the circumstances surrounding rides of the American Revolution. Students list similarities and differences between other rides and the ride of Paul Revere. After discussion, students create an original poem based on historical fact. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students recount the circumstances surrounding Paul Revere's ride and compare and contrast Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Paul Revere's Ride" with the historical event. Students work in groups and review different accounts of the event. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students explore various websites to gather information about Paul Revere and his famous ride. They conduct Internet research, complete a worksheet, and create a Kid Pix move about the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students examine Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Paul Revere's Ride". After reading and discussing the poem and completing journal entries, groups are assigned parts of the poem to memorize. They present their part of the poem to the remainder of the class. Full Review »