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Prior Knowledge and Sources

History Alive! textbook pg. 88-89 [|Reworked Notesheet for text (History Alive!).docx] [|common_soldier.mov (video quicktime Object).mov] Homework from previous class

The History Alive! Textbook reading compared and contrasted the British and Continental Armies while particularly focusing on strengths and weaknesses. In the class before my assignment, the students would have read the section and filled out the note sheet. When this was completed, I would have asked the students to describe the life of the average soldier during the American Revolution based on their reading. In practice, this question leads to a 5-8 minute discussion. Next, the students would have viewed the slideshow (with verbal and written expansions by the instructor). The students were required to pick out three key facts during the slide show. After the slide show, the students would have paired up and explained why they chose their three facts to a partner. For homework, the students would have written two to three sentences defending their choices to be turned in the day this assignment started. The warm-up for this assignment ties the previous day to this assignment. Also, it should be noted that the previous chapter dealt with the motivations and causes of the Revolution.

Previous technology knowledge – I expect the students to have basic Internet or database search skills. Depending on the format that the student chooses to use, they will need to be proficient in using Microsoft Word, Twitter, Wordpress, or Screencast-O-Matic. I would accept other formats when consulted by students for permission.