Activity Overview
Starting a unit or lesson with the key vocabulary that students will see in their readings or presentations aids in overall comprehension and retention. In this activity, students will create a storyboard that defines and illustrates key vocabulary related to American Revolution.
Students will preview the terms and definitions and use whole class or small group discussion to demonstrate their understanding of each meaning. Then, they will create a spider map of 3-5 terms at the teachers discretion. Each cell will contain a term, its definition and an illustration that depicts the meaning. When students define and illustrate each term, they master the application of it and retain it as part of their lexicon.
Suggested Vocabulary for American Revolution:
- Patriot
- Loyalist
- Act
- Boycott
- First Continental Congress
- Import
- Parliament
- Proclamation
- Protest
- Repeal
- Taxation without Representation
- Independence
- neutral
- Traitor
- Tyrant
- Treason
- Resolution
- Declaration of Independence
- Founding Fathers
- Militia
- Minuteman
- Second Continental Congress
- French and Indian War
- Proclamation of 1763
- The Quartering Act
- The Stamp Act
- The Boston Massacre
- The Boston Tea Party
- Declaration of Independence
- Founding Fathers
- Militia
- Minuteman
- Second Continental Congress
- Enlist
- Mercenary
- Revolution
- Strategy
- Tactic
- Treaty
- Turning point
- Volunteer
The Intolerable Acts or The Coercive Acts
First Continental Congress
Template and Class Instructions
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Objective: Create a storyboard that defines and illustrates vocabulary relating to the American Revolution.
Student Instructions:
- Click "Start Assignment".
- In the title boxes, identify the key terms you have chosen.
- In the description boxes, write the definition of the term.
- Create an illustration for each term using appropriate scenes, characters, and items.
- Save and exit when you're done.
Requirements: Must have 3 terms, correct definitions and appropriate illustrations for each that demonstrate your understanding of the words.
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient 7 Points | Emerging 4 Points | Beginning 1 Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Definitions | The vocabulary words are correctly defined. | The meaning of the vocabulary words can be understood but it is somewhat unclear. | The vocabulary word is not clearly defined |
| Illustrations | The storyboard illustrations clearly depict the meaning of the vocabulary words. | The illustrations relate to the meaning of the vocabulary words but it they are difficult to understand. | The illustrations do not clearly relate to the meaning of the vocabulary words. |
| Evidence of Effort | Work is well written and carefully thought out. | Work shows some evidence of effort. | Work shows little evidence of any effort. |
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