Goals and Objectives
Goal 1: Analyze two accounts of the same event or topic and describe important similarities and differences (Oregon State Standards for 5th Grade Social Studies, 5.19).
- Objective 1.1: Students will compare the information gathered from primary and secondary sources recording Loyalist and Patriot accounts of major events in the War of Independence. They must write about at least one similarity and difference between the two accounts.
- Objective 1.2: In groups of five, students will create an informative poster for one of the major events in the War of Independence investigated during this assignment. Each group must list the Patriot and Loyalist perspectives for their chosen historical event and answer these questions: Who was involved? What happened? Why did it happen and what were the consequences?