- You will be responsible for gathering useful and relevant information regarding the various perspectives of individuals involved in the American Revolution. - You will make judgements about source, bias and perspective as you evaluate the information that you find. - You will conduct three interviews with real or ficticious individuals representing various viewpoints, based upon your research. - You will prepare written transcripts of your interviews. - You will form your own opinion on the matter substantiated by facts uncovered in your research and share that opinion in an editorial. - You will contribute positively to our classroom debate on the American Revolution.
Patriot's Perspective http://www.inmind.com/schools/lessons/PatrickHenry/life.html
Patriot's Perspective http://www.history.hanover.edu/texts/adamss.html
Patriot's Perspective http://www.colonialhall,combiodoi.asp
Loyalist's Perspective http://www.royalprovincial.com/military
Loyalist's Perspective http://www.users.erols.com/candidus/overview.htm
Great on all aspects of American Revolution http://history.evansville.net/revoluti.html#American%20Revolution
Good Resource Site http://gettysburg.edu/response/ref/revwar.html
Best Overall American Revolution Site http://www.kidinfi.com/American_History/American_Revolution.htm
Be sure to use some of the many primary source readers we have in the classroom. Also, make sure to sign them out if you need to take them home!