This document outlines a webquest about Paul Revere's famous ride. It provides background information on the rising tensions between colonists and British that led up to the ride. Students are tasked with writing a 2-3 page paper from the perspective of Paul Revere's horse during the ride, describing what they knew about the events, what they learned, and their experiences carrying Paul Revere throughout Massachusetts warning people of the approaching British troops. The document provides sources for students to use and an evaluation rubric for grading their papers. The goal is for students to better understand Paul Revere's role in alerting colonists and helping spark the Revolutionary War.

1. Kyle Gwinn
CI 350
Blanco
Webquest
Welcome: “Paul Revere’s Famous Ride”
- Description: Students will take an in depth look at Paul Revere’s famous ride and find
out what really happened along the way of waking up a nation.
- Grade Level: 9-12.
- Curriculum: Social Studies.
- Key Words: Paul Revere, Revolutionary War, Battle of Lexington, Battle of Concord.
- Author: Gregory Kyle Gwinn
Introduction:When the tensions between the Colonists and their big bad brother from across the
pond, the British, became too hard to ignore, the Colonists decided that action needed to be
taken. Colonists began to rebel but no big event had yet to throw the colonies out of balance yet.
Well when the British decide to advance upon Concord, Paul Revere and others decided that
something needed to be done. Paul Revere warned people that the Regulars were coming and the
rest is history.
Task: You are Paul Revere’s horse that he is riding throughout the land to go alert the people
between the towns of Boston and Lexington. You travel far distances to alert these people and
watch as the countryside begins to stir.
Process: The students will work alone and use their book as well as the websites provided in
order to form a two to three page paper (Times New Roman, 12 point font, Double-Spaced)
about Paul Reveres famous ride. They are to write about the things that they knew, the things
that they have learned, and then write through the horse’s perspective carrying Paul around
Massachusetts for the night.
Source 1Source 2Source 3

2. Evaluation:
Poor Good Excellent
Too many grammatical
mistakes.
Minimal grammatical
mistakes.
3 or fewer grammatical
errors.
Not enough content. Acceptable Content Exceptional content.
No clear cut effort. Paper has good flow. Paper makes me believe you
should become a writer.
Conclusion: My goal is to get the students to see Paul Revere’s, as well as others, major role
within alerting the local militias and helping the Colonists stand up to their bully and tyrannical
King.