S+Carlson,+Andrew

**Office:** Room 206 **Office Hours:** 2:30- 4 MWF ** E-mail: ** andrew.j.carlson@maine.edu
 * Teacher:** Mr. Carlson

=Summary of Unit= In the mid to late 1700's America was going through a time of turmoil and uneasiness. Great Britain still had control over much of the world including the majority of North America. The British were ruling the Americans from across the seas and started declaring many new taxes and laws starting in 1763. The Americans soon became fed up with the new British decrees and began to rebel. As we all know the revolutionary war soon followed, with the "first shot" fired in Lexington and Concord and Paul Revere's midnight ride. In this unit we will be looking into the American Revolution as a whole and the process behind the construction of the constitution. We will explore how the American Revolution impacted the rest of the world during this time period and the effects it has on today. The events of this era had an impact that shook the world and it is important to see the significance of this. I hope you look forward to more than just learning about the Revolutionary era, but also getting to dissect and understand the significance of this era.

=Establish Goals= Maine Learning 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

=Students will understand that= • the American revolution set a model for other countries liberating themselves from their "mother" countries. • 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.

=Essential Questions= • Why did the American colonies need/ want to gain independence from Great Britain? • How did the U.S form the constitution, what was the process? • How did the revolutionary period shape history today?

=Students will know= • Terms/ People: constitutional terms, founding fathers, Great Britain figures, war terms, British acts and decrees • 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

=Students will be able to= •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.

**Performance Task Overview** PBS network is looking to revamp their children's T.V show series Liberty Kids, which spans the Revolutionary era (1763-1782). As a T.V show production team consisting of a producer, writer, actor, and an audio/ video coordinator, you will create a pilot episode using iMovie. The episode will cover an event in the revolutionary era being sure to accurately capture the culture and facts of this time period. You will need to be able to connect the culture and history of that era to the culture and events of this era. If you are selected, your groups T.V show will be broadcasted on PBS Sunday mornings at 7:00 AM.

=Expectations= __Assignment__ __Policy__: All assignments must be turned in on time for efficient grading. If you are unable to turn an assignment in on time you must let me know before class. All assignment due dates are final unless otherwise arranged with me in certain situations. If you have any questions about the homework please send an email or ask them the next day in class. Generally all questions benefit the rest of the class so it never hurts to ask a question.

__Plagiarizing Policy:__ All students work should be original. Take advantage of the opportunity to create for yourself. New ideas is what keeps the world moving so always work to be original. It is not fair to benefit from other peoples work, if you copy off someone and don't give them credit then you are taking there hard earned work and calling it your own. It is important to respect others ideas and work. If you do use someone else work please be sure to give them credit and always site your sources.

__Absentee/ Late Work Policy:__ If you are absent all work will be posted on the class wiki and any handouts given in class will be in your folder at my desk. If you have questions about anything we did in the class or classes you missed please feel free to email me at any point. Also use your classmates as resources. If you miss notes one day find a friend and get the information from them. If you know that you are going to be absent a head of time please inform me so that I can get you the work early.

=Benchmarks Total Points: 200 Points=


 * (20 pts.) iMovie**- Students will become experts on one or two amendments or articles and explain the importance/ history of it. They will then research a few court cases and pick one that ties in with their amendment or article. The movie should be between 5 and 8 minutes. Creativity will be assessed.


 * (20 pts.) Timeline**- Students will create a digital timeline that will accurately outline the revolutionary period. Then link four to five of the main events of their choosing to events that happened throughout the world in recent history. You will use either the timeline app or Prezi to create your timeline. It must cover at least 5 of the events that I will clarify on the rubric.


 * (20 pts.) Digital Story**- Create a story of the constitution process. Using one of the story themes identified on the rubric. Students will work in partners on this project and will be expected to exhibit the differences and similarities of the constitutional process compared to others.


 * (20 pts.)Pintrest**- Students will create a digital scrapbook of a different countries revolution using pintrest. After completion they will then write a reflective paper 2 to 3 pages long analyzing the similarities and differences between the U.S revolution and others. Creativity and professionalism will be assessed.


 * (20 pts.) Podcast**- The students will role play a fictional or non fictional character out of the Revolutionary Era and do 8 to 10 audio recordings of journal entries reflecting on what they believe there character would have been experiencing at this time period. Students should also put music and other audio recordings into their "journal entries" that either tie in with what they are talking about or represent the culture of the Revolutionary Era.


 * (20 pts.) Google Docs**- They will create an essay on an aspect or event of the revolutionary period and write how that impacted the world at the time. The students will peer edit each others papers on the Google Docs at least 3 separate times. Students will be assessed on the ability to consider the impacts of the U.S revolution on the world during this time period.


 * (50 pts.) iMovie-** See performance task above.


 * (participation 30 pts.)**

__Take each one of these and turn it into full paragraphs. Directions on what students will do in this product.Do overall points, and points for each assessment.__

=Grading Scale= **A** (93 -100), **A-** (90 - 92), **B+** (87 - 89), **B** (83 - 86), **B-** (80 - 82), **C+**(77 - 79), **C** (73-76), **C-** (70 - 72), **D+**(67 - 69), **D** (63 - 66), **D-** (60 - 62), **F** (0 - 59).