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The Battle of Yorktown WorksheetThe Battle of Yorktown Worksheet
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Reading Through History
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8th - 12th
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The Battle of Yorktown

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The Battle of Yorktown was an important battle of the American Revolutionary War for all sides. Learners read everything from the point of view of the British, the Americans, and finally, the French. After reading, they answer multiple-choice, short answer, and vocabulary questions.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

american history, the american revolution, american democracy

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Show a documentary about the Battle of Yorktown along with the reading from the resource
  • Assign scholars to work together in small groups to complete the guided reading questions together

Classroom Considerations

  • Teachers must complete some prep work, such as printing out and distributing handouts

Pros

  • Includes an answer key
  • Asks multiple choice questions that build primary source analysis skills

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.9-10.1 RH.11-12.1

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