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American Revolution Rockstars & the Road to a New Nation

Join this American History 5-week course and delve into the causes and key events of the American Revolution. Discover the key people and places of major battles that changed 13 colonies into a new nation from 1775-1781.
Kim Guthriegabs M. Ed
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8 pre-recorded lessons
5 weeks
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1 year access
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Homework
Review weekly information Complete guided notes from the weekly lesson. Review quizzes are posted weekly. Written homework assignments are posted weekly.
Assessment
Classroom discussions, Booklet and Kahoot! quiz reviews Graded homework
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Class Experience

US Grade 4 - 6
Beginner - Intermediate Level
We all know the outcome of the military conflict that officially began on July 4, 1776, between the British military and colonial militia in North America, but how did it really start and how did it end?

In this class, learners will explore the key events that led to the American Revolution and the significant moments during the war.    They will learn about the major causes of the revolution and the different people who played a role in creating a new nation. Students will gain an understanding of the impact that the American Revolution had on the world and the legacy that it left behind.

Week 1:  Road to Revolution
	
Week 2:  The American Revolution years 1775-1777	
We will focus on the early years of the American Revolution. They will learn about the battles of Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, and Trenton. Students will also gain an understanding of the importance of the Declaration of Independence and the role it played in the war.
		
Week 3:  The American Revolution years 1778- 1781
We explore the latter years of the American Revolution.  We will learn about key battles such as Saratoga, Yorktown, and the Siege of Charleston. Students will also gain an understanding of the importance of foreign assistance from France and Spain in the war.

Week 4: The role of different groups of People during the Revolution	
We will focus on the role of different groups of people during the American Revolution.  We will learn about the contributions of women, African Americans, and Native Americans to the war effort.   Learners will also gain an understanding of the challenges that these groups faced during this time.

			
Week 5:  The Treaty of Paris, 1783, and a New Nation.
In this final week, learners will learn about the Treaty of Paris, which ended the American Revolution.  We will explore the terms of the treaty and the impact it had on the new nation. Learners will also gain an understanding of the key figures who played a role in the creation of the United States as a nation, such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams.

This unit focuses on the colonial revolt against British regulations and restrictions resulting in the creation of the United States as an independent nation composed of individual states. Learners will understand that this military conflict left casualties on all groups of people that joined in the conflict, from the British military, colonial army, and minutemen, enslaved African Americans, and many members of Native nations in the Iroquois Confederacy hoping to preserve their way of life and land. 

Each week learners will receive a Google Doc with the lesson instructions for the week. All links to lesson videos, additional content, and review games will be included in the Google Doc.

When more than one learner is enrolled, I encourage learners to interact with each other through the classroom page and through the weekly Padlet links.  A weekly image or question will be posted for the group to respond to throughout the week.

I teach using my own videos in a slide presentation, short video clips, primary and secondary resource images, and stories to convey understanding.  I always encourage students' questions. 

Students will use guided notes to demonstrate and organize both the cause and effect as well as the sequence of events that began and ended the American Revolution (War of American Independence).

I am available throughout the course to answer any questions and to guide your learner through this course. I typically respond in less than 24 hours Monday- Friday.
Learning Goals
Explain how the war ended.
Name and explain 4 British Acts that led to the American Revolution
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Syllabus

Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum
Standards
Aligned with National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies (NCSS)
4 Units
8 Lessons
over 5 Weeks
Unit 1: The War Before the War
Lesson 1:
The French-Indian War
 Causes and Effects of the French-Indian War 
2 assignments
Lesson 2:
Taxes and Tyranny
 Review taxes, the British government's rule, and the response of colonists:  the Stamp Act, the Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts. 
3 assignments
22 mins of video lessons
Lesson 3:
Petitions and Grievances
 Stamp Act Congress 
1 assignment
Lesson 4:
People Begin to Complain 1774-1776
 Continental Congress, Olive Branch Petition 

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Parental Guidance
This class discusses a military conflict. There will be mentions of killing and death. In the war for American Independence, there were political winners and losers, but these will be explained only from the political viewpoint of the colonists and the British military. It would be impossible to teach about this political conflict without discussing the key role that women, enslaved African Americans, and people of the Iroquois Confederacy participated in the war. No one group will be celebrated or disparaged during this class. If a learner would like to find out more about any one group, I would be glad to forward links and recommendations for additional resources. I provide learners with links to review games on Kahoot! and Blooklet-these are private links for the class section that your learner is taking and not for class sections before or after. The links expire and no registration is required on either platform. Google Docs will be shared from my drive for review of extra class content and the weekly lesson instructions. Canva and YouTube will be where class videos are posted and direct links to only the class videos are posted in the weekly lesson.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
https://revolutionarywar.us/ https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/189zIm-CIfgFrwVr2FJWB9m4-HnKGnTntFI2mL6PCVwY/edit#slide=id.g74fcc93b7c_0_10 https://www.knowitall.org/photo/native-americans-revolutionary-war-ninety-six https://drive.google.com/file/d/16EYePjSzcZUTXPcnDd2VIYsim9tTLJI1/view https://www.ducksters.com/history/american_revolution/african_americans_revolutionary_war.php https://www.historyisfun.org/learn/learning-center/colonial-america-american-revolution-learning-resources/american-revolution-essays-timelines-images/african-americans-and-the-american-revolution/ "American Revolutionaries: A History in Their Own Words 1750-1800" by Milton Metzer
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South Carolina Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Master's Degree in Education from Southern Wesleyan
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Limestone University
I am a licensed and highly-qualified teacher of social studies for grades 6-9. I have a bachelor's degree in elementary education and two Master's degree in education.
Teaching history from the viewpoint of people, rather than nations is important to me. 

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