Molloy College

Division of Education

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Student: Joseph Salemo Professor: Mary Brower

Course EDU: 527 Date: December 5th 2017
Grade: 7th Topic: American Revolution Content Area: Social Studies

INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES (s) (Lesson Objective(s)*)

After taking part in a reenactment activity for the TOO (Todays Opening Objective), students
will break up into groups and work together to answer questions about the key battles of the
American Revolution by using an interactive timeline and a weebly website, and will be
assessed based on their groups Kahoot score.

NYS-CCLS / +NYS STANDARDS AND INDICATORS

Common Core Learning Standards

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.7

Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media
(e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a
problem.

Indicator: This will be evident when students utilize an online interactive timeline and the weebly
website to answer worksheets as well as answer a Kahoot quiz.

ISTE Learning Standards

1. Empowered Learner
Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and
demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.
Students:

C: use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to demonstrate
their learning in a variety of ways.

Indicator: This will be evident when students use technology such as an interactive timeline and
the weebly website to answer questions and utilize the information learned to take a quiz using
Kahoot.

New York State Social Studies Standards

7.3 AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE: Growing tensions over political power and economic
issues sparked a movement for independence from Great Britain. New York played a
critical role in the course and outcome of the American Revolution.
(Standards: 1, 4, 5; Themes: TCC, GOV, ECO)
7.3d The outcome of the American Revolution was influenced by military strategies, geographic
considerations, the involvement of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) and other Native American
groups in the war, and aid from other nations. The Treaty of Paris (1783) established the terms
of peace.
Students will explore the different military strategies used by the Americans and their allies,
including various Native American groups, during the American Revolution.

Indicator: This will be evident when students learn about the various key battles that took place
during the American Revolutionary War through an interactive timeline and the weebly website
and while taking a Kahoot quiz on the key battles of the American Revolution.

INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES
SMART Board
Google Slide Presentation
Interactive Timeline
Interactive Timeline Worksheet
Weebly Website
Kahoot Quiz
Summary Handout

MOTIVATION (Engaging the learner(s)*)

Students will take part in a TOO (Todays Opening Objective) reenactment activity of the Battle
of Bunker Hill based on a photo of the Battle of Bunker Hill.

DEVELOPMENTAL PROCEDURES
(including Key Questions)

Students will begin the lesson by taking part in a TOO reenactment activity on the Battle of
Bunker Hill based off of a picture of the battle (What do you think was going through the minds
of the American soldiers here at Bunker Hill? What about the British soldiers? Even though the
Americans lost, why do you think this battle was still perceived as a victory for the Patriots?).

Students will form up into groups to answer questions based off of an interactive timeline and
the weebly website (What advantages and disadvantages did the Continental Army have? What
advantages and disadvantages did the British Army have? Which battle was a major turning
point for the Patriots? What form of warfare is George Washington and the Continental Army
using?).

Students will take part in a Kahoot Quiz on the battles of the American Revolution (Which battle
was a devastating loss for the Americans? Which battle was known as the shot heard round the
world? Which battle was a loss for the Patriots, but proved they would be a legitimate
opponent? Which battle was the definitive victory for the Continental Army in the War for
Independence?).

Students will take part in a Final Thoughts group discussion (Do you think that the Americans
would have won the war without the French? What is the next step for the United States going
forward? What impact do you think this will have on the rest of the world going forward?).
 INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES (Learning Strategies*)

Strategy: TOO Reenactment Activity

Indicator: This will be evident when students are doing a reenactment activity based off of the
image of the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Strategy: Cooperative Learning

Indicator: This will be evident when students are working together to answer questions from an
interactive timeline.

Strategy: Instant Feedback

Indicator: This will be evident during the American Revolution Kahoot quiz.

Strategy: Group Discussion

Indicator: This will be evident during a Final Thoughts group discussion.

ADAPTATIONS (Exceptionality*)

For students who are auditory and visual learners, the teacher uses the interactive
timeline
For students who are auditory or visually impaired, the teacher will provide a summary
handout with pertinent lesson information the day before
For students who are writing learners, the teacher uses the interactive timeline
worksheet
For students who learn from their peers, the teacher uses cooperative learning
For students with any disabilities, they will be given a summary handout

DIFFERENTIATION OF INSTRUCTION

Struggling Students
Struggling students will receive one on one intervention with the teacher
Struggling students will receive a summary handout
Average Students
The teacher will have multiple ways to explain the material in case the first way does not
get through to certain students
Students will have access to outside resources as well as extra help sessions with the
teacher
Advanced Students
Advanced students will receive an extended learning assignment on George
Washingtons Christmas Eve crossing of the Delaware River

ASSESSMENT (artifacts* and assessment [formal & informal]*)

The students will be formally assessed by the way they answer the Kahoot quiz
The teacher will observe the students working in their groups while answering the
interactive timeline questions
 INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
The teacher gave a reading assignment which required students to read and answer questions
from their textbook on the effect the American Revolution had on the French Revolution.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES: DIRECT TEACHER INTERVENTION AND ACADEMIC

ENRICHMENT

Direct Teacher Intervention

The teacher provided a clear and concise summary handout for students who did not obtain the
objective and will have one on one sessions with the teacher if necessary.

Academic Enrichment
Students who possessed higher order thinking and easily obtained the objective received an
extended learning experience that delved further into the material with an in depth look at what
went into George Washingtons crossing of the Delaware River.

REFERENCES

"English Language Arts Standards History/Social Studies Grade 11-12| Common Core State
Standards Initiative". Corestandards.org. N.p., 2017. Web. 28 Oct. 2017.

Learning Games | Make Learning Awesome! (2017, December 06). Retrieved December 08,
2017, from https://kahoot.com/welcomeback/

Molloy College, Division of Education, Rockville Centre, NY

The American Revolution EDU 527. (n.d.). Retrieved December 08, 2017, from
 http://americanrevolution527.weebly.com/

The Revolutionary War Animated Map. (n.d.). Retrieved December 08, 2017, from
https://www.civilwar.org/learn/maps/revolutionary-war-animated-map

"Social Studies:CI&IT:NYSED". P12.nysed.gov. N.p., 2017. Web. 28 Oct. 2017.