Lesson+Two

__Grade Level:__ //10// 

__Unit:__ //The American Revolutionary War //  __Lesson Objectives:__ //Students will better understand the reasons colonists pushed for independence. Students will better understand the events leading up to the war and when they took place. Students will develop critical thinking and analytical skills while working in a team oriented environment.// 

__Time Required to complete this lesson:__ //2 days of in class work in the computer lab //  __Title of lesson:__ //The Road to Revolution //  __Description of lesson :__ //Students will be guided through three events which significantly impacted the colonies decision to start a revolution in America. Students will learn about the Boston Massacre, Gaspee Affair, and Boston Tea Party. They will be working in pairs to uncover important facts about these events from selected websites in a scavenger hunt type format. This lesson will help to set the stage for the rest of the unit as we dive into the Revolutionary War in the next few days.// 

__Assignment:__ //Students will complete the scavenger hunt found below during class time over the course of two days. Answers will be written on the handout provided and turned in at the end of day 2. Only one worksheet per pair is needed. //  __Resources/materials needed:__ //Access to a computer (all the links for the websites are included in the scavenger hunt document//)

<span style="color: #161e8d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">__Technology used:__ <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">//Internet browsing, youtube video summary at the end which is optional to watch if the students have time left over in class.// <span style="color: #161e8d; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> __The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way:__ <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">//Students will be able to explore events together and learn about events through selected internet sites in the form of an interactive scavenger hunt. Students get to look at events and choose what they want to learn more about and will have to learn to work together in order to finish the game. While looking for the answers to the questions students will get to see a variety of facts and information that I might not be able to cover lecturing in class. Students will be able to see that the internet can be a wonderful way to learn about historical events and that it can be a great source of information as long as you know how to look.//