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Top 10 Revolutionary War Movies - Journal of the American Revolution Obviously, any attempt to rank films in order is subjective. My opinions may make others cringe. It should also be kept in mind that films are made to make money, not to be models of historical accuracy. However, some films handle the history, and “feel of the times,” better than others. I have used no standard criteria for judging the films. Please feel free to express your own opinions in the comments below this article. 1 // John Adams – 2008. Based on David McCullough’s biography, the film puts great emphasis on getting the feel and the details to a very high level of excellence. 2 // April Morning – 1988. This film was taken from the Howard Fast novel of the same name. 3 // Drums Along the Mohawk – 1939. Based on the novel by Walter B. 4 // Johnny Tremain – 1957. This is a Disney film taken from the Esther Forbes novel of the same name. 5 // The Crossing – 2003. 6 // All For Liberty – 2009. This film is independently produced to very high standards. 8 // The Patriot – 2000.
Interactive Political Learning Objects To Engage Them All: Crime Scene In The Classroom!!!! I had such an amazing class today I just couldn't wait to blog about it! I've been doing decent teaching since I started at my new school but every time I chat with my Teach Like A Pirate peeps (#tlap Mondays at 9 eastern and #sstlap at Thursdays at 9 eastern) I feel really inadequate. I knew I had to try to do a lesson I could sell a ticket to and even though I almost decided to scrap it five different times I finally made myself do it and it was fabulous! I decided to create a detective agency where we were going to determine if the British soldiers at the Boston Massacre were guilt of murder or simply acted in self defense. You must see this just so you can see colonial interviews like this.Movie on 11-17-13 at 6.48 PM from momtodex on Vimeo. The kids absolutely loved it and I had a blast as well. Examples of handouts: If you would like to do this in your classroom, I'm attaching all the information for free.
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NationStates | create your own country Young Teacher Love: Role Playing with the American Revolution {Freebies Included}! Social studies has always been one of my absolute favorite subjects to teach. I get so excited about United States history, and I do my best to make a potentially boring topic come alive for my students! There are a lot of opportunities for hands-on, get out of your seat lessons and projects in the classroom (especially on those hot and extra wiggly days)! The object of the activity is to get students to understand why American colonists were upset with British tax laws, like the Stamp Act, after the French and Indian War. Here's what you need to do to prep for the activity: 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) Luckily, I had some red plastic cups in a cupboard, and a huge batch of gumdrops from a science experiment we did the week before! Before you start the activity, you may want to pull your King and tax collectors to the side and explain their roles: Once you have all of your materials ready, invite the King and his/her tax collectors to the front of the room. *The man above is actually my dad!
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Teach with Picture Books: Crossroads of the Revolution I've posted several times in the past on picture books about the American Revolution (Selene Castrovilla's By the Sword and Upon Secrecy, Anne Rockwell's They Called Her Molly Pitcher, and several versions of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere). And yet, I continue to get requests for more! New Jersey teachers, especially, have a keen interest in this topic, and not just because it's required in the Core Content Curriculum standards. Lynne Cheney's When Washington Crossed the Delaware: A Wintertime Story for Young Patriots tells how an event in Trenton, New Jersey would later be called a turning point in the War for Independence. A great extension for this book? The Scarlet Stockings Spy, written by Trinka Hakes Noble and illustrated by Robert Papp, is perhaps one of the least known but most impressive picture books on the American Revolution. The Scarlet Stockings Spy doesn't shrink from history telling. Uncertainty settled over the city like soot. When Mr.
Simplify What You Read: Understand what you read Spy Letters of the American Revolution -- From the Collections of the Clements Library Letters | Stories | Methods | People | Routes | Timeline Clements Library | Sir Henry Clinton Collection | Teachers' Lounge | About the Project | Bibliography Frames Version | Low Resolution Version Created by Kate Foster, Cynthia Ghering, Michelle Light, and Melissa McCollum for the Clements Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.Last Modified May 13, 1999.