DO NOW: in your composition book, copy and annotate the lesson objective.
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Objective:
- SWBAT describe the Battle of Saratoga and its significance in building support for the American Revolution.
Standard: CA.HSS.8.1 - Students understand the major events preceding the founding of the nation and relate their significance to the development of American constitutional democracy.
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Objective:
- SWBAT describe the Battle of Saratoga and its significance in building support for the American Revolution.
Essential Questions:
- How did other countries impact the outcome of the Revolutionary War?
- How did civilian colonists support the Revolution?
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AGENDA
- S3. Foreign Influences
- How did other countries impact the outcome of the Revolutionary War?
- S4. Civilians Pitch In
- How did civilian colonists support the Revolution?
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- How did other countries impact the outcome of the Revolutionary War?
- How did civilian colonists support the Revolution?
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S3. Foreign Influences
How did other countries impact the outcome of the Revolutionary War?
- video: Battle of Saratoga (2:40)
- read aloud S3 and answer focus question 3 (pg 99)
- complete the graphic organizer row titled: Saratoga (pg 96)
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S4. Civilians Pitch In
How did civilian colonists support the Revolution?
- video: The Role of Women in the American Revolution (1:40)
- read aloud S4 and answer focus question 4 (pg 99)
- complete the graphic organizer row titled Winter at Valley Forge (pg 96)
“Molly Pitcher” took over the cannon after her husband was injured at the Battle of Monmouth.
Graphic Organizer: Minorities in the American Revolution (p98)
- video: Phyllis Wheatley (4:30)
- instructions for graphic organizer
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| “Molly Pitcher” took over the cannon after her husband was injured at the Battle of Monmouth. |
Graphic Organizer: Minorities in the American Revolution (p98)
- video: Phyllis Wheatley (4:30)
- instructions for graphic organizer
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EXIT TICKET
- Many individuals (citvilians) and nations contributed to the American cause in the American Revolution. Which individual or nation was most significant? Choose one and explain their significance.
