Activity Overview
Researching real people helps students to gain a more concrete and compassionate understanding of the culture, lives and diverse perspectives of people who were involved in the American Revolution. Giving students the perspective of those who lived during a time period helps them go beyond simply memorizing dates and names to acquire a more substantial, empathetic and realistic view of the period. In this activity, students will create a biography poster for an important person from the American Revolution.
Teachers can assign students specific people or events or give students a choice. Teachers may wish to provide resources such as books or the online encyclopedia Britannica for students to read about their person. Once students have completed their posters, they can be printed out, laminated and hung around the room as a visual reminder of notable people from the time of the American Revolution. Students can also present their posters to their classmates, sharing their knowledge about their person. Thus combining research, writing and public speaking skills into one powerful assignment.
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Suggested Figures of the American Revolution:
- George Washington
- Martha Washington
- John Adams
- Abigail Adams
- Ben Franklin
- John Hancock
- Thomas Paine
- Sam Adams
- Thomas Jefferson
- Alexander Hamilton
- Patrick Henry
- Mercy Otis Warren
- Mary Katherine Godard
- Sybil Luddington
- Molly Pitcher
- Deborah Sampson
- Lydia Darragh
- Ann Bates
- Phillis Wheatley
- Peter Salem
- Crispus Attucks
- James Armistead Lafayette
- Cornstalk of the Shawnees
- Guyashuta of the Senecas
- White Eyes of the Delawares
- Marquis de Lafayette
- Baron Friedrich Von Steuben
- Tadeusz Kościuszko
- Benedict Arnold
- Thomas Hutchinson
- Lord Dunmore
- Jonathan Boucher
- King George
- Lord Cornwallis
- Colonel Tye (Titus)
- Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea) of the Mohawks
- Molly Brant (Degonwadonti) of the Mohawks
Template and Class Instructions
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Due Date:
Objective: Research a famous or notable person. Create a biography poster that highlights their major accomplishments.
Student Instructions:
- Choose a person.
- Using school resources, conduct some research and learn more about how it came to pass.
- On the poster, include your person’s name and dates of birth (and death if applicable). Choose a character that resembles your person. Add words and images to describe your person’s accomplishments.
Requirements: Person’s image, name, dates of birth/death, accomplishment.
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient | Emerging | Needs Improvement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | The description includes at least five important facts about the famous or historic figure. | The description includes less than five important facts or it includes information that is not pertinent to the famous or historic figure. | The description is incomplete and does not contain important information about the famous or historic figure. |
| Artistic Depictions | The art chosen to depict the scenes, characters and items that are appropriate to the famous or historic figure. They enhance the poster by symbolizing or illustrating important facts about the figure. Time and care is taken to ensure that the scenes are neat, eye-catching, and creative. | The art chosen to depict the scenes, characters and items are mostly accurate, but there may be some liberties taken that distract from the assignment. Scene constructions are neat, and meet basic expectations. | The art chosen to depict the scenes, characters and items is too limited or incomplete. |
| English Conventions | Ideas are organized. There are few or no grammatical, mechanical, or spelling errors. | Ideas are mostly organized. There are some grammatical, mechanical, or spelling errors. | Storyboard text is difficult to understand. |
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