BIRTH OF AN EXCEPTIONAL NATION
Diana Fullmer, Mueller Park Jr.High, Bountiful, Utah
NAME ______________________________ PERIOD ______ POINTS ________
"A" LEVEL YOU MUST COMPLETE 70 POINTS BEFORE MOVING TO THE NEXT
LEVEL
1. Lecture notes 20 points
2. Create 15 vocabulary flash cards 15 points
3. Read and outline text pages 161-174 and 180-184 20 points
4. Watch video "Signers of the Declaration of Independence and write 12 facts 15 points
5. Read article "The British Are Coming" and write down 12 facts 10 points
6. Read the book "Will You Sign Here, John Hancock" write 12 facts 10 points
7. Read the article "An Unusual Revolutionary Soldier" write 8 facts 5 points
8. Read the article "The Baron" write 8 facts 5 points
9. Read the article "A Birthday to Remember write 8 facts 5 points
10. Begin or add to a timeline: Lexington/Concord, Breed/Bunker Hill, Common Sense,
Declaration of Independence, Dorchester Height, Trenton Princeton, Saratoga,
Valley Forge, Yorktown, Treaty of Paris 15 points
11. Read the article "America 1776" write 15 facts 15 points
12. Read the book "And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?" write 12 facts 10 points
13. Map work, see direction sheet 15 points
14. Read the 5 diary entries of a young girl near Valley Forge. Write down 15 facts 15
points
15. Create 2 story trees, see direction sheet 10 points
16. Complete 4 moral dilemmas 15 points
17. Watch the video "The Crossing" and write down 15 facts 15 points
18. Read "Battle at Yorktown" and write 12 facts 10 points
19. Read "Battle of Bunker Hill" write 8 facts 5 points
20. Read "Battle of Saratoga" write 12 facts 10 points
21. Complete the 3 journal entries and home links 10 points
22. Read the article "Minorities in the Revolution" write 8 facts 5 points
"B" level CHOOSE ONLY ONE 15 POINTS
1. Read the poem "Ride of Paul Revere" and select a stanza and turn it into a poster
2. Read the poem Concord Hymn" and create a 3 dimensional monument to fit the
poem
3. Compare the painting of "Washington Crossing the Delaware and "Prayer at Valley
Forge". what are the similarities and differences. Write up an artistic evaluation
of both of the paintings and as the art critic give you opinion on which one is the
most historically accurate.
4. Create a children's picture book of the 8 most important events in the American
Revolution
5. Research one of the battle of the American Revolution and then create a diorama of the
battle. Be sure to include the historical facts about the battle in your diorama
"A" LEVEL CHOOSE ONLY ONE 15 POINTS
1. Compare the 2 paintings "Washington Crossing the Delaware" and "Prayer at Valley
Forge". Look for similarities, differences and information on the painters.
2. Create a political game board. Using the events from 1776. The purpose of the game
is to reach Yorktown by correctly answering questions about the revolution.
3. Research a battle of the American Revolution. Imagine you have arrived after the
battle. Use all the senses to describe your emotions in a poem. Use your research
about the battle as a basis for the poem.
4. Research the role of women in the American Revolution. Choose one and make a
videotape of her telling about her contributions.
5. Read the poem by H.W. Longfellow, "The Ride of Paul Revere". Rewrite the poem in
an up to date manner.
504 EXTRAS
1. Read Adventure Tales of America, pages 121-128 and write 8 facts. 10 points
2. Read the article "Midnight Roundup and answer the questions 5 points 3. Read the article "Women at War" and answer the questions 5 points
4. Read the article "American Revolution" and answer the questions 10 points
5. Read "America Came First" and answer the questions 10 points