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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Paul Revere's Ride Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan/activity which allows students to learn about primary source documents and family histories while researching the midnight ride of Paul Revere. Taken from the ReadWriteThink calendar on 4/18/07.
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Maine Historical Society

Maine Historical Society: The Birth of an American Hero: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "Paul Revere's Ride"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Compare the heroic archetype with Longfellow's famous narration of Revere's ride in this lesson. The plan includes a lengthy list of relevant web resources, as well as the text of the poem and suggested activities.
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Other

Paul Revere Heritage Project

For Students 9th - 10th
A compilation of information about Paul Revere, his role in colonial America and the beginnings of the American Revolution, popular myths about his famous ride, and an interactive map. Read primary source documents, see pictures of...
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Other

Boston Tea Party Historical Society: Paul Revere

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn basic facts of Paul Revere's role in the American Revolution including his famous horseback ride in 1775.
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Other

American Revolution: Revere Speaks

For Students 3rd - 8th
AmericanRevolution.org provides a text in which you can read about the famous ride of Paul Revere in his own words.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Lexington and Concord

For Students 5th - 7th
Find a good overview of the "shot heard around the world," the battle at Lexington, and the continuance at Concord. Read Paul Revere's account of his famous ride, and follow his route on the map. Then find a brief account of the capture...
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The Newberry Library

Newberry Library: Historic Maps: Revolutionary Boston: Old North Church

For Students 9th - 10th
"One if by land, two if by sea." This famous quote was the direction Sexton Robert Newman was to follow by shining a lantern from the Old North Church steeple to warn the patriots that the British were coming. The church is the oldest in...
Primary
Ibis Communications

Eye Witness to History: Battle at Lexington Green, 1775

For Students 9th - 10th
This first-person, eye-witness account discusses the Battle at Lexington Green was the beginning of the Revolutionary War and the "Shot heard 'round the world." Read details about this famous battle.
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Curated OER

Eye Witness to History: Battle at Lexington Green, 1775

For Students 9th - 10th
This first-person, eye-witness account discusses the Battle at Lexington Green was the beginning of the Revolutionary War and the "Shot heard 'round the world." Read details about this famous battle.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Henry Longfellow

For Students 9th - 10th
An American poet who wrote many poems that are still famous today, including The Song of Hiawatha, Paul Revere's Ride and Evangelina.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Joseph Warren

For Students 9th - 10th
(1741-1775) Physician and Revolutionary patriot who dispatched Paul Revere on his famous ride