QUESTION: Ideas for making the American Revolution pop? - Making Curriculum Pop2024-03-28T10:58:15Zhttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/forum/topics/question-ideas-for-making-the?groupUrl=ushistory&feed=yes&xn_auth=noDustin, I also thought of thi…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2009-10-30:2665237:Comment:190312009-10-30T23:13:46.315ZRyan Goblehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
Dustin, I also thought of this great book you could use as a resource. The plays aren't exactly the type that were snubbed for Tony awards BUT they are a great way to engage students in role play and history!<br />
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Here's the description of <i>Stages of History: Plays About America's Past</i> by perfection learning:<br />
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<a href="http://www.perfectionlearning.com/browse.php?categoryID=1594" target="_blank">Stages of History: Plays About America's Past</a><br />
Grades 6–12<br />
A perfect integration of language…
Dustin, I also thought of this great book you could use as a resource. The plays aren't exactly the type that were snubbed for Tony awards BUT they are a great way to engage students in role play and history!<br />
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Here's the description of <i>Stages of History: Plays About America's Past</i> by perfection learning:<br />
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<a href="http://www.perfectionlearning.com/browse.php?categoryID=1594" target="_blank">Stages of History: Plays About America's Past</a><br />
Grades 6–12<br />
A perfect integration of language arts and social studies!<br />
This collection of eight original plays focuses on defining moments in American history.<br />
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Whether used in a language arts, social studies, or combined curriculum classroom, this text will make learning interactive and exciting. Flexible casting, adolescent protagonists, and minimal staging make these royalty free dramas ideal for class or school productions as well as drama competitions.<br />
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Careful research on the historical basis of the plays helps students use reading and speaking skills to connect with events in American history.<br />
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The Lost Colony of Roanoke<br />
The Revolutionary War<br />
The Lewis and Clark Expedition<br />
The Battle of the Alamo<br />
The Gold Rush<br />
The Underground Railroad<br />
The Civil War<br />
Homesteading<br />
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Teacher Guide<br />
A comprehensive Teacher Guide provides support for historical, literary, and dramatic studies of the plays.<br />
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From: <a href="http://www.perfectionlearning.com/browse.php?categoryID=1594">http://www.perfectionlearning.com/browse.php?categoryID=1594</a> Dustin! Sorry I did not get b…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2009-10-21:2665237:Comment:187362009-10-21T23:16:49.704ZKatie Wisnoskyhttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/KatieWisnosky
Dustin! Sorry I did not get back to you, I am swamped with Narratives! Shoot me an e-mail at katie.wisnosky@tasd.net and I can e-mail the document over.
Dustin! Sorry I did not get back to you, I am swamped with Narratives! Shoot me an e-mail at katie.wisnosky@tasd.net and I can e-mail the document over. Johnathan,
Thank you ! This…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2009-10-19:2665237:Comment:186642009-10-19T22:07:49.775ZDustin Hagoodhttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/DustinHagood
Johnathan,<br />
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Thank you ! This is a great idea! Was fun to read and do the work myself. Definatly something that I can use.
Johnathan,<br />
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Thank you ! This is a great idea! Was fun to read and do the work myself. Definatly something that I can use. JC,
Thank you so much - as a…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2009-10-19:2665237:Comment:186572009-10-19T21:39:48.016ZRyan Goblehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
JC,<br />
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Thank you so much - as always for sharing the awesome work you and your students do!!! Stay cool! Ryan:)
JC,<br />
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Thank you so much - as always for sharing the awesome work you and your students do!!! Stay cool! Ryan:) Hey Dustin,
I will often inc…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2009-10-19:2665237:Comment:186462009-10-19T17:34:18.231ZJohnathan Chasehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/JohnathanChase
Hey Dustin,<br />
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I will often incorporate popular music and play songs in my class to interest the students and also to introduce a related primary source source and document.<br />
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Here are some examples...<br />
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<a href="http://www.learningfromlyrics.org/notgonna.html" target="_blank">We're Not Gonna Take It</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.learningfromlyrics.org/harderdbq.html" target="_blank">Harder They Come</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.learningfromlyrics.org/Don'tTread.html" target="_blank">Don't Tread On Me</a>
Hey Dustin,<br />
<br />
I will often incorporate popular music and play songs in my class to interest the students and also to introduce a related primary source source and document.<br />
<br />
Here are some examples...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.learningfromlyrics.org/notgonna.html" target="_blank">We're Not Gonna Take It</a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.learningfromlyrics.org/harderdbq.html" target="_blank">Harder They Come</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.learningfromlyrics.org/Don'tTread.html" target="_blank">Don't Tread On Me</a> Kelly,
thank you for your re…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2009-10-16:2665237:Comment:186062009-10-16T17:42:17.408ZDustin Hagoodhttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/DustinHagood
Kelly,<br />
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thank you for your reply! This does sound like a fun project. I do see how it can be used with all levels of education. Definatly a great a idea.
Kelly,<br />
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thank you for your reply! This does sound like a fun project. I do see how it can be used with all levels of education. Definatly a great a idea. Kelly, woza thanks as always…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2009-10-16:2665237:Comment:185862009-10-16T00:30:35.085ZRyan Goblehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
Kelly, woza thanks as always for shaing. So since this is a fair use password protected website, any chance you could upload one or two of the iMovies? We'd love to see them - nudge nudge hint hint :)<br />
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Thanks for jumping in on this - the project sounds like a lot of fun!<br />
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Ry:)
Kelly, woza thanks as always for shaing. So since this is a fair use password protected website, any chance you could upload one or two of the iMovies? We'd love to see them - nudge nudge hint hint :)<br />
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Thanks for jumping in on this - the project sounds like a lot of fun!<br />
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Ry:) Dustin, I'm a K-6 library med…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2009-10-15:2665237:Comment:185482009-10-15T14:32:35.685ZKelly Farrowhttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/KellyWood
Dustin, I'm a K-6 library media specialist, and w/ our 5th graders, we do a digital storytelling unit w/ the Am. revolution. It's pretty fun. Small groups of kids each get assigned either a battle or an important aspect of the war, and each kid w/in the group takes a part of it. It might look like this:<br />
Group A: Battle of Yorktown<br />
Kid 1: Weapons and uniforms<br />
Kid 2: Military Strategies<br />
Kid 3: Important people<br />
Kid 4: How geography related to the battle<br />
Then the kids research their part and write…
Dustin, I'm a K-6 library media specialist, and w/ our 5th graders, we do a digital storytelling unit w/ the Am. revolution. It's pretty fun. Small groups of kids each get assigned either a battle or an important aspect of the war, and each kid w/in the group takes a part of it. It might look like this:<br />
Group A: Battle of Yorktown<br />
Kid 1: Weapons and uniforms<br />
Kid 2: Military Strategies<br />
Kid 3: Important people<br />
Kid 4: How geography related to the battle<br />
Then the kids research their part and write up about a 1-min. oral report that they record into iMovie. They also find still images to accompany their speeches, and if time allows we put some nice period music under the whole thing. It's a nice project that combines the tech side (highly motivational for the kids) w/ the content and research side. This could work for levels all the way up through HS or even college! Proffesor Goble,
mad links !…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2009-10-15:2665237:Comment:185452009-10-15T11:53:36.086ZDustin Hagoodhttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/DustinHagood
Proffesor Goble,<br />
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mad links ! thank you they have started to get my head to spin. Definatly gettting me off to a good start.<br />
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Katie, thank you for replying I look forward to seeing your lesson on Ben Franklin.
Proffesor Goble,<br />
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mad links ! thank you they have started to get my head to spin. Definatly gettting me off to a good start.<br />
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Katie, thank you for replying I look forward to seeing your lesson on Ben Franklin. Katie, Thanks for writing - c…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2009-10-15:2665237:Comment:185302009-10-15T01:29:16.213ZRyan Goblehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
Katie, Thanks for writing - can't wait to hear about your Ben Franklin activity! You don't zap students with lightning, do you?<br />
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Ry:)
Katie, Thanks for writing - can't wait to hear about your Ben Franklin activity! You don't zap students with lightning, do you?<br />
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Ry:)