S1+Carlson,+Andrew

=Stage 1 - Identify Desired Results= Content area: Social Studies Standard Label: E History Standard: E1 Historical knowledge, concepts, themes and patterns Grade Level: Grade 6-8 "The American Revolutionary Era" Statement: Students understand major eras, major enduring themes, and historic influences in the history of Maine, the United States, and various regions of the world. Performance Indicator: a,b,c,d ||
 * **Establish Goals MLR :** **(G)** ||
 * Maine Learning Results

//What understandings are desired?//
• the constitutional process was complex and unique. • the transformation that the U.S went through during the revolutionary period shaped U.S/ world history forever. ||
 * **//Students will understand that://** **(U)** ||
 * • the American revolution set a model for other countries liberating themselves from their "mother" countries.

//What essential questions will be considered?//
• How did the U.S form the constitution, what was the process? • How did the revolutionary period shape history today? ||
 * **Essential Questions:** **(Q)** ||
 * • Why did the American colonies need/ want to gain independence from Great Britain?

//What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?//
• Events: Battles, the starting events (that kicked off the war), France joining the U.S, Britain losing (the consequences and impacts this had on the world) •The Sequence: settlement- influx of people- British have a bigger presence- Americans start to revolt- British react- war- constitutional convention- freedom || •demonstrate the importance of the U.S constitution. •make meaning of the revolution and the impacts it had on today. •to exhibit the differences and similarities of the U.S constitutional process compared to others. •analyze the similarities and differences between the U.S revolution and others. •consider the impacts of the U.S revolution on the world at the time of the revolution. •be aware of the difficulties and hardships the revolutionists faced. ||
 * **//Students will know://** **(K)** || **//Students will be able to://** **(S)** ||
 * • Terms/ People: constitutional terms, founding fathers, Great Britain figures, war terms, British acts and decrees


 * 2004 ASCD and Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe.**