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The American Revolution: Assignment List for our Class

Throughout our unit on the American Revolution, we will be completing

multi-media assignments that help us deepen our understanding of the

content as well as increase our media skills and knowledge. Below is a list of

the assignments we will be completing, as well as short descriptions. When

we start a new assignment, please reference instructions for the assignment

below!

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Plickers Quiz

We will be taking quizzes every week going over basic vocabulary and

content with an app called Plickers. Students will hold up their answer using

a unique QR code that I will provide. I am able to use my I-pad to scan

everyone’s answers all at once, and we get data immediately. Sometimes

these quizzes will be taken for a grade, sometimes they will not. I will give

the students notice a day or two before the quiz if it will be taken for a

grade!

Flipped Classroom

We will be using the flipped classroom model to learn about basic American

Revolution content and vocabulary before we come to class! This allows us

to complete more reflection and extension activities when we are all

together. To access these videos, please check on Google Classroom each

night!

Green Screen Video

As a class we will be experimenting with green screen video! Towards the

middle-end of the unit, students will choose an individual who would have

lived during the American Revolution, develop a persona, and then create a

short 1-2 minute video pretending they are living during Revolutionary

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Times! As we get closer, we will go over expectations and resources. These

are the requirements for the video:

1. A historically accurate image or video will be the background for the

video. Ex: A student who is portraying a woman who works in her

home could choose an image of the inside of a colonial house.

2. The video will be at least 2 minutes long, with dialogue the whole time.

3. Students need to attempt to wear clothing that looks somewhat like

colonial garb.

4. Students need to respond to a historical event that would have

contributed to the start of the Revolution. Examples: A British Soldier

living in a colonist’s home, responding to The Boston Tea Party, a

member of the Sons of Liberty responding to the enactment of the

Intolerable acts by Britain.

5. Students need at least TWO props with them at some point during the

video!

We will be making the videos with Camtasia Studios, and all technology

resources will be provided for students!

Rubric for Green Screen Video:

Category 3 2 1 0

Background Image or video used

in the green screen

video is easily-

recognizable and

historically

accurate. The

Image or video is

somewhat

recognizable but

slightly lacks

historical accuracy.

The background

Image or video Is

vague, but a

background is

provided. It is not

historically accurate

No background was

included or no video

was completed.

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background fits well

with the student’s

dialogue and

context in the

video.

somewhat connects

with the dialogue

and context of the

video.

and does not fit

Length Video is at least 2

minutes long.

Video is below 1:45 Video is below 1:30 Video was not

submitted

Clothing Student makes

good effort to wear

clothes that fit in

the context of their

green screen video

and response, and it

is obvious to the

audience.

Student attempts to

wear clothes of

Revolutionary

Times, but it does

not fit with context

and is not obvious

to audience.

Student gives small

attempt to alter

what they are

wearing for the

video.

Video was not

submitted

Event

Response

Dialogue is well

planned and flows

well. The student

creatively and

accurately responds

to an event that

contributed to the

start of the

Revolution. The

student’s persona is

well developed and

supported by

context. Video

shows solid

knowledge of the

American

Revolution

Dialogue accurately

responds to an

event that

contributed to the

start of the

Revolution. The

character’s identity

is clear and

believable. Video

shows acceptable

learning of the

American

Revolution.

The student’s

dialogue is choppy

and does not

completely relate to

the context of the

video. The dialogue

does not reveal

student’s

knowledge of the

American

Revolution.

Video was not

submitted.

Props At least 2 props

were used and they

1-2 props were used

and they connect to

1 prop was used

and it had little

No props were

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nicely contributed

and connected to

the video and

context.

the video dialogue. connection or

contribution to the

video response.

utilized.

5 Questions/Frames of Media Literacy and American Revolution

Sources

We want our students to be able to critically analyze any source that we look

at in our classroom. For this project, we will be looking at both primary and

secondary sources about the American Revolution through the lenses of the

5 questions. The 5 questions to consider are:

Who created this message?

What creative techniques are used to attract my attention?

How might different people understand this message differently than me?

What values, lifestyles, and points of view are represented in, or omitted

from, this message?

Why is this message being sent?

We will be analyzing these sources in class, looking at diverse views from

revolutionary times.

Digital Storytelling: Interactive Propaganda Poster (STEAM Project)

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Students will create a propaganda poster, calling either to the Loyalists or

the Patriots. This will be an extension from when we researched sources with

the 5 questions of media literacy. Students will research and gather

arguments that each side had, and create an interactive poster that will

convince their audience to join their side. Interactive posters will include QR

codes that link to other media sources! An example will be shown when we

start this project. All materials will be provided for students to use lights on

their propaganda poster as well!

Virtual Field Trip

Free field trips are fun field trips! As a class we will be using Google Earth

and other websites to visit battlefields, cities, and important landmarks what

were crucial to the development of the American Revolution.