Today we began the transition of our class webpage from Weebly to the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS). Students were introduced to the project that provides the framework for their study of the Revolutionary War. The requirements and materials needed for this project are outlined below. Students will be using Canvas on a daily basis to access all of the materials and research resources required for this project.
To access the Canvas LMS, click on this link for the Canvas for Students
link on the district's website.
Username: ID# Password: elocker (in lower case letters)
Revolutionary War Journal
You will be working in groups of three to create a journal describing the significant political events, military engagements and key figures of the American Revolution. Think of yourselves as war correspondents assigned to cover different regions and time periods during the war. Together you will recount the major events of the Revolutionary War— explain the who, what, when, where, and why—that paint a complete picture of the progress of the war.
Your Journal must be created using Google Docs. It should include a title page or cover with a relevant graphic image and a table of contents with the author for each chapter noted. You may use any of the tools available to you within Google—drawing, timelines, images, graphic organizers, calendars, etc.—and make them a part of your Google document. Your final submission should be in digital form; you may also print a hard copy if you wish.
Each member of your group will be responsible for one of the time periods listed below. Within each time period, you must include a battle map, a timeline of events and battles, and a narrative summarizing three battles from that time period and explaining why each was important. (I wasn’t there, so make me feel like I was through your thorough retelling of the event!) Each member of the group is responsible for writing a brief biographical profile of four people who played an important role in the events you describe. One of those individuals should be fighting for the British.
Chapter 1 ~ The Revolution Begins: 1775-1776
Chapter 2 ~ War and Diplomacy: 1777 -1779
Chapter 3 ~ The War in the South: 1780-1781
Project Resources
You will find all the resources you need on Canvas and in your digital textbook. In addition to outline maps, video presentations, PowerPoint presentations, and links to reliable websites, you will find a list of events and battles that must be included in your journal and on your timeline, or on your map. In addition to the requirements listed above, you may use any of the following media to illustrate your journal: drawings, political cartoons, maps, graphs, quotations, poems, paintings, or charts and diagrams. Use your creativity and your knowledge of history to describe and to explain the relationship among the parts that make up the whole—a complete picture of the Revolutionary Era.
Project Calendar
November 18 —Meet in journal groups and assign topics.
November 19, 20 & 23—Meet in expert groups to collaborate and conduct research on your topic.
November 24 & 30—Journal group meets to coordinate information, to evaluate group progress and to assign what needs to be done to complete the project.
December 1 & 2—Journal groups work together to complete the project.
December 4—Submit your journal by sharing it with me ([email protected])
To access the Canvas LMS, click on this link for the Canvas for Students
link on the district's website.
Username: ID# Password: elocker (in lower case letters)
Revolutionary War Journal
You will be working in groups of three to create a journal describing the significant political events, military engagements and key figures of the American Revolution. Think of yourselves as war correspondents assigned to cover different regions and time periods during the war. Together you will recount the major events of the Revolutionary War— explain the who, what, when, where, and why—that paint a complete picture of the progress of the war.
Your Journal must be created using Google Docs. It should include a title page or cover with a relevant graphic image and a table of contents with the author for each chapter noted. You may use any of the tools available to you within Google—drawing, timelines, images, graphic organizers, calendars, etc.—and make them a part of your Google document. Your final submission should be in digital form; you may also print a hard copy if you wish.
Each member of your group will be responsible for one of the time periods listed below. Within each time period, you must include a battle map, a timeline of events and battles, and a narrative summarizing three battles from that time period and explaining why each was important. (I wasn’t there, so make me feel like I was through your thorough retelling of the event!) Each member of the group is responsible for writing a brief biographical profile of four people who played an important role in the events you describe. One of those individuals should be fighting for the British.
Chapter 1 ~ The Revolution Begins: 1775-1776
Chapter 2 ~ War and Diplomacy: 1777 -1779
Chapter 3 ~ The War in the South: 1780-1781
Project Resources
You will find all the resources you need on Canvas and in your digital textbook. In addition to outline maps, video presentations, PowerPoint presentations, and links to reliable websites, you will find a list of events and battles that must be included in your journal and on your timeline, or on your map. In addition to the requirements listed above, you may use any of the following media to illustrate your journal: drawings, political cartoons, maps, graphs, quotations, poems, paintings, or charts and diagrams. Use your creativity and your knowledge of history to describe and to explain the relationship among the parts that make up the whole—a complete picture of the Revolutionary Era.
Project Calendar
November 18 —Meet in journal groups and assign topics.
November 19, 20 & 23—Meet in expert groups to collaborate and conduct research on your topic.
November 24 & 30—Journal group meets to coordinate information, to evaluate group progress and to assign what needs to be done to complete the project.
December 1 & 2—Journal groups work together to complete the project.
December 4—Submit your journal by sharing it with me ([email protected])