Early American History – The Causes and Consequences of the American Revolution

Accommodations:

Pre-Teach Vocabulary to the ELL students and have them utilize the word wall if they do not understand a term.  

Differentiation:

Description: This particular WebQuest is comprehensive and includes many different modes of learning from text to video. However, some students will benefit from differentiation. Providing struggling readers with e-readers or tablets to help them follow along will be helpful. Struggling learners can be paired with a more advanced learner to complete the quest. Both students will benefit from the discussion of action and reaction with differing points of view. If students want to be challenged or want to learn more, there are links on each resource where the can further explore. You might want to ask them to look at the British point of view as well. I believe this quest can be easily adapted to meet the needs of diverse learners.

Standards

Standards: Standards are sources from Florida's CPalms.org site.

Standard:
SS.8.A.3.6: Examine the causes, courses, and consequences of the American Revolution and the founding principles of our nation. (Standards: Info & Resources, 2014, Std SS.8.A.3.6).

Access Points
Independent: SS.8.A.3.In.f: Identify major causes, events, and consequences of the American Revolution, such as “Common Sense,” unfair taxes, the Declaration of Independence, winter at Valley Forge, and the Treaty of Paris. (Standards: Info & Resources, 2014, Std SS.8.A.3.6).

Participatory: SS.8.A.3.Pa.f: Recognize that the Colonists were unhappy with British rule. (Standards: Info & Resources, 2014, Std SS.8.A.3.6).

Standard:
LAFS.8.RL.1.1: Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Access Points:
LAFS.8.RL.1.AP.1a: Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly.
LAFS.8.RL.1.AP.1b: Use two or more pieces of evidence to support inferences, conclusions or summaries of text.
LAFS.8.RL.1.AP.1c: Determine which piece(s) of evidence provides the strongest support for inferences, conclusions, or summaries of text.

Standard:
LAFS.8.RL.2.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.

Access Point
LAFS.8.RL.2.AP.4a: Identify and interpret an analogy within a text.
LAFS.8.RL.2.AP.4b: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative (i.e., metaphors, similes and idioms) and connotative meanings.

Credits

References

The French & Indian War. (n.d.). The Declaration of Independence. U.S. History.org. Philadelphia, PA: Independence Hall Association. Retrieved from http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/frin.html,

Standards: Info & Resources. (2014). CPalms: Where Educators Go for Bright Ideas. Tallahassee, FL: Florida Dept of Ed. Retrieved from http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewStandard/Preview/3266.

U.S. Immigration Before 1965. (n.d.). History Channel. Retrieved from https://www.history.com/topics/u-s-immigration-before-1965.