S+Lebel,+Chelsea

= = **Office Phone:**854-4717 ** E-mail: ** chelsea.lebel@maine.edu
 * Teacher:**Ms Lebel
 * Office:** 209
 * Office Hours:**Tuesday and Thursday 2-3pm

=Summary of Unit= //This unit will teach students about the American Revolution and the effect that it had on the United States today. Students will understand the influences and consequences of the American Revolution. Students will also discover how the influence of social contract theory on the American political system and the development of the US government from it's colonial past. Students will use technology and projects to develop a deeper understanding of the American Revolution and the impact it has had on the United States.// = =

=Establish Goals= Maine Learning Results: Social Studies E: History E1: Historical knowledge, concepts, themes and patterns Grade 9 to Diploma: " The Revolutionary Era, 1754-1783 Students understand major eras, major enduring themes, and historic influences in the United States and and World History, including the roots of democratic philosophy, ideals and institutions in the world. =Students will understand that= •The American Political System developed from colonial systems of government •The causes, course and consequences of the American Revolution • Social contract theory influence on American Revolution

= = =Essential Questions= •How Social Contract Theory influenced the American Revolution? •Why the colonists felt they could declare independence? •How has the American Revolution influenced the United States today? = = =Students will know= •Important Events and People: Intolerable Acts, Founding Fathers, Signing of the Declaration, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Battle of Lexington and Concord, French and Indian Wars. •Key Factual Information: Signing of the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Continental Congresses •Vocabulary:Social Contract Theory, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Intolerable Acts

= = =Students will be able to=
 * describe the influences of Social Contract Theory on American Government.
 * make sense of the development of the American political system.
 * exhibit the causes, course and consequences of the American Revolution
 * compare and contrast colonial and English points of view
 * consider the consequences of the American Revolution
 * recognize the influence of social contract theory on American Government

**Performance Task Overview** You are part of a new team of historians at the Smithsonian Institute. The Smithsonian is looking to upgrade its website to include interactive online exhibits. On behalf of the Board of Directors, the new curator has tasked your team with creating the first interactive online exhibit for the website about the American Revolution. The exhibit must demonstrate full understanding of the American Revolution and must be interactive and informative. The online exhibit will be presented to the curator and Board of Directors, for a decision on whether online exhibits are advantageous for the Smithsonian. It is your job to convince both the curator and the Board of Directors that online exhibits are the new great thing.

=Expectations=

Attendance is important to this class as major concepts and ideas are covered in every class. Student who do miss class are required to inform the instructor of the absence before hand so that arrangements can be made to make up work. Students who miss class are required to arrange a time to meet with the instructor within a week of the absence. Participation is an important aspect to this class students who miss more than three class periods will begin to lose participation points unless the absences are excused.
 * Attendance**

Students are required to complete all assignments on time. Homework is expected to be completed for the beginning of class. It is important to complete all assignments as they are part of the final assignment. Late work will loose a half-letter grade for everyday the assignment is late unless in case of an excused absence, in which case arrangements will be made with the instructor.
 * Assignments and Late Work**

Plagiarism will not be tolerated. This is in accordance with the school's plagiarism policy. Work that has been plagiarized will not be accepted and will receive a zero. It is important to take great care with citing information. Before passing in final products make sure to double check citations and references!
 * Plagiarism**

=Benchmarks- 1000 points=

•**Podcast:** Students create a podcast describing the influences of social contract theory on the American Revolution. This podcast will be created from the persepective of different philosophers, in order to understand how these philosopher's ideas influenced the American Revolution.**(100 points)** •**Comic Book**: Students use Comic Life to create a book that tracks the development of the American political system. The comic life will be a short book describing the development of the American political system from the Declaration of Independence to the Constitution. The book should include important people and events that influenced the development of the government of the United States.**(100 points)** •**Timeline:** Students will create an interactive timeline to track the causes and course of the American Revolution. This timeline will become in important element when discussing the American Revolution and it will be constantly updated to include:pictures and links to websites that expand on the events.**(150 points)** •**Persuasion Map**: Students will create a persuasion map to outline for a debate about colonial and English points of view about the American Revolution. This debate will help students to understand the different perspectives of the colonists and the English regarding the American Revolution.**(Persuasion Map: 25 points, Debate: 75 points)** •**Blogs:** Students will create a blog entries to show the influences of the American Revolution. These blog entries are to be used as way to describe the influences of the American Revolution.**(100 points)** •**Glogster**: Students will create digital propaganda posters to reflect the consequences of the American Revolution. Propaganda has played a large role in every war. Students will create these posters in order to understand how both sides used propaganda to gain support.**(100 points)**


 * Reflection Blogs:** Reflective blogs are required of every student, to reflect on the material learned in class, this is a place where you can ask questions and summarize what you have learning during a class.**(50 points)**
 * Participation:**Participation is important. Students are expected to be present and actively engaged in every class.**(50 points)**
 * Wiki:** At the end of the Unit students are to make an interactive wiki to teach others about the American Revolution. Eventually, the information from every group's wiki will be compiled into a larger class wiki.**(250 points)**

=Grading Scale= **A** (93 -100), **A-** (90 - 92), **B+** (87 - 89), **B** (83 - 86), **B-** (80 - 82), **C+**(77 - 79), **C** (73-76),
 * C-** (70 - 72), **D+**(67 - 69), **D** (63 - 66), **D-** (60 - 62), **F** (0 - 59)