Ryan

=Ryan's Lesson Plan=

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Causes of the American Revolution Through a Geographical Theme- the Revolutionary War was caused in part by the geographic separation of Great Britain and the American Colonies. A simple analogy to describe the cause is like a child growing up and moving away from their home. ======

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**Initiation-** I will give a brief presentation to the students about the American Revolution and some of the several causes. I will then ask students to think about why when we grow up, do we move away from home. Then, I will ask students to think about why people in Britain might have decided to move away to a foreign land, the Colonies. We will throw several ideas around. The students will then be placed into groups based on ability. Each group will be given a task, asked to research their task, and then present it to the class. This will allow students to work cooperatively to not only learn about a certain part of the geographical causes of the American Revolution, but also give them the opportunity to teach their classmates their results. ======

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**Lesson Development**- After students are given their groups, they will be allowed to research their topic for the rest of the class. There will be computers, as well as books, for each group to use to find information on their topic. I will be roaming around to make sure students are on task and answer any questions that they might have. Hopefully, students will be excited to research as a group and teach their findings to the class. ======

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**Assessment/Closure-** Students will work in groups to complete each task that is assigned. Then students will be assessed by their contribution to the group work as well as the presentation of their results to the rest of the class. ======

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