Audience: 11th grade high-school students
Duration: 1 lesson split over 2 days (one day online and one day classroom)
Lesson Focus and Content: OpenStax U.S. History textbook: Unit 6 America’s War for Independence, 1775-1783; Chapter 6.1 Britain’s Law-and-Order Strategy and Its Consequences and curated articles and videos
This lesson plan is designed to be used as a template for American History teachers whose school week has been split into three days in person and two days online. The goal is to structure the lessons using active learning techniques grounded in constructivist theories. All aspects of the lesson were mapped to Gagne’s nine events of instruction.
Learning objectives include:
- Students will be able to analyze and compare the political, economic, and social arguments of Patriots, Loyalists, and Neutrals in 1776 using primary and secondary sources.
- Students will be able to create and support arguments for each position with evidence from class materials and independent research.
- Students will evaluate and reflect on how being exposed to different perspectives influences your understanding of colonial attitudes and choices.