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Colonial America and The American Revolution Unit PlanColonial America and The American Revolution Unit Plan
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New York City Department of Education
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6th - 8th
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Social Studies & History
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Colonial America and The American Revolution

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How did the founding of the American colonies lead to a revolution? Use the essential question and sample activities to guide learners through a series of history lessons. Additionally, the packet includes effective strategies to implement the lessons and materials into your curriculum.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

colonial america, causes of the american revolution, the american revolution, thomas paine, the american colonies, the thirteen colonies, the british colonies, the new england colonies, native american culture, document-based questions, field trips, primary source images, primary sources

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Teaching strategies in the packet are a great addition to any class or subject, as they are not exclusive to social studies
  • Bring into your unit on the American Revolution or Colonial America
  • Use the bibliography at the end of the resource to guide planning or professional development

Classroom Considerations

  • The packet is 198 pages long, however, the first 72 pages contain teaching strategies and instructions; the last part of the packet includes sample lessons, materials, and online resources
  • Some of the primary source images are in color and may not print well in black and white

Pros

  • Comes with a table of contents for easy organization
  • Provides a daily planner complete with focus questions, factual details, and sample learning experiences
  • Easily applicable to a cross-curricular or interdisciplinary lesson
  • A great resource to reinforce critical reading with informational text
  • Includes several different teaching strategies and ways to access multiple intelligences with differentiation and Bloom's Taxonomy
  • Worksheets and graphic organizers for sample lessons are all included

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.6.1 RI.7.1 RI.8.1

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