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Common Lit: Text Sets: The American Revolution HandoutCommon Lit: Text Sets: The American Revolution Handout
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9th - 10th
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Social Studies & History
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Handout

Common Lit: Text Sets: The American Revolution

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Collection of 17 Grade-Leveled texts (4-12) on the topic "The American Revolution." Learn about the events leading up to America's Revolutionary War for independence from Britain and how the war was won. [Free account registration required for specific tools.]

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

independence, alexander hamilton, patrick henry, paul revere, the american revolution, valley forge

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Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Practice

Common Core

RI.11-12.9

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Causes of the American Revolution

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Beginning with the experience of hearing that lockers in school will be taxed, through analysis of political cartoons and informational text, and culminating in a debate between loyalists and patriots, your class members will engage in a...
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Unit Plan

Through Their Eyes: Major Causes and Events of the American Revolution

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Looking for an efficient way to explore the causes and results of the American Revolution? The American Revolution Museum offers a seven-lesson series to hit the highlights of this turning point, using primary sources and activities such...
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Lesson Plan

Alabama BEFORE the American Revolution

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Did you know that prior to the American Revolution, Alabama was a part of the British empire and called New West Florida? Class members research the economic, political, and social realities of this territory and compare...
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Worksheet

Different Perspectives: The American Revolution

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Prompt your young historians to hone in their reading comprehension skills by considering the fascinating perspective that Rudyard Kipling offers in his poem, "The American Rebellion", which provides an alternative...
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Battles of the American Revolution

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Wow, now here's a presentation that tells a story! Your class can follow along the battle lines of the American Revolution to learn key players, dates, and events that marked each twist and turn in the fight for American independence....
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The American Revolution: 1775-1783

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Casting the American Revolution into a bright, informative light, this presentation details many key facts about the strategies and decision during the revolutionary campaigns. The latter half of the slides prompt viewers to examine why...
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The American Revolution: Creating a New Nation

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The American Government was founded on several major principles which led to the US Constitution, Federal System, and Bill of Rights. This presentation follows Colonial America on its journey from colony, to freedom fighter, to...
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Tea, Taxes, and the American Revolution

Khan Academy
Rather than simply summarizing the events that led to the American Revolution, have your learners listen as John Green offers some interesting points to be used as discussion or writing prompts in your review of the war. Green details...
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PPT

The American Revolution: 1775 - 1783

Curated OER
Track the ins and outs and wartime strategies used by both the British and the Americans during the Revolutionary War. Multiple comparisons are made between both factions, maps, statistical data, images, and light text is used throughout...
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Handout

Common Lit: Text Sets: The American Colonies

CommonLit
Collection of 14 Grade-Leveled texts (4-11) on the topic "The American Colonies." What was life like for European settlers in the New World? How did American colonies function before the Revolutionary War? Explore life in the...
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