Title: Women of the
American Revolution
Author: Maureen Karlin
School: Hawthorne Elementary
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Grade Level
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5th
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Duration
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2 days, 45 minute
periods
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Subject Area(s)
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Social Studies,
English Language Arts
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MCSS/MCPS
Standards
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History/Culture-Standard 5:3: Identify the roles women and
African-Americans played during the Revolution.
Common Core
Standards
W.5.2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic
and convey ideas and information clearly.
W.5.4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the
development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
(Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3
above.)
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Content Objectives/ Learning Targets
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Students will
research and understand the importance and impact of a variety of women
during the American Revolution.
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Resources
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Preparation
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Prior to
instruction, outline requirements, open blog, and prepare rubric. Write on whiteboard: “Important people of
the American Revolution.”
(This lesson is an
extension of the study on the American Revolution being taught from students’
textbook.)
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Hook/Formative assessment
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‘Marker Sparker’
activity: ask students to look at topic written on whiteboard. Give them 5 minutes to think about
important people they have been learning about and pick one to jot down on
the board. After all students have had
the opportunity to participate, begin discussion regarding people listed.
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Instruction
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Day one:
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Discuss any women listed, or lack thereof, and explain
that we will be learning more about the role and impact of women.
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Introduce blog:
http://womeninthewar.blogspot.com/.
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Familiarize students with blog features in whole
group.
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Share links.
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Introduce response assignment.
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Point out guidelines on blog.
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Pick one woman (as a group) to write example.
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Assist students in writing an example response,
drawing attention to requirements and expectations.
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Share rubric under document camera.
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Pass out netbooks.
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Allow time for students to choose historical
figure and complete research.
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Assist students as needed.
Day two:
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Allow additional time for research and completion
of written response, as necessary.
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Links to relevant web sites
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http://womeninthewar.blogspot.com/
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Assessment
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0-5 = F, 6-10 =
D, 11-15 = C, 16-20 = B, 21-25 = A
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