Battles of the Revolution

1. American War for Independence
Day 1

2. Opening -- OPTIC

3. Your Directions…
Reporters can’t be at every location that news breaks, so they
often have to work together and share information to get the
whole story.
So, you will be recording your info on other students’ papers by
exchanging with someone different for each story.
As you watch each video on an important battle or event of the
American Revolution, you will record the following information
in your News Report:
 Date (Time Period)
 2 Important Facts (Who, What)
 1 Interesting Facts (Unique)
 The Outcome (Won/Lost)
 A brief summary (2 sentences) of what happened

4. Battles of the American
Revolution clips
*Lexington and Concord
*Saratoga
Valley Forge *
*Yorktown
*Treaty of Paris

5. Closing
 Double Bubble – Compare in your journal any two events of
the American Revolution.
 Frame of Reference
 Which event do you think played the most important role in
the outcome of the War? Why?

6. Day 2

7. Opening
 Put the following Events in Sequential Order
 Treaty of Paris
 Valley Forge
 Lexington and Concord
 Saratoga
 Yorktown
In my opinion, ___________ is the MOST important event of
the American Revolution because …
In my opinion, ___________ is the LEAST important event of
the American Revolution because …

8. BATTLES WEEK…
The American Revolution
Student Expectation: You will analyze the important events
and battles of the American Revolution.
Language Objective: By viewing short video clips and
reporting a news article on each, you will analyze the important
events and battles of the American Revolution.

9. Timeline
 Using your Reporter’s notes complete an illustrated timeline
of the Revolutionary War.

10. Complete your Article for the
Pennsylvania Gazette.
 Using your notes (or packet) and your timeline write your
article for the Newspaper. It must follow the following format.
 I. Introduction (Thesis) – 1 Paragraph (2 -3 sentences)
 II. Body – 5 Paragraphs – one for each event -- (3 sentences
each)
 III. Conclusion – 1 Paragraph (2 – 3 sentences)
 Use Simple, Compound and Complex sentences.

11. Closing
 Complete the Multi-flow Map below
Revolutionary War