American Revolution Project Ideas
Mrs. Cumbie's Resources
Letter from Valley Forge!
Pretend that you are a soldier at Valley Forge. Write a letter home to your family. Include conditions you experienced at Valley Forge, your "training" experience, and your thoughts on your chances of winning the war.
Requirements (See link at the bottom of the page):
Must be at least a page (front and back) in length. Include: experience at Valley Forge, your training, and your thoughts on winning the war.
Political Cartoon!
Requirements: Must be well researched, neat and in color. SEE LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE!
Technology!
Are you great with technology? Here's a project for you! Create a media presentation about the Battle of Lexington and Concord or any major battle of the American Revolution.
Use Flipagram, powerpoint, Prezi or a program of your choice to explain the events surrounding a battle of the revolution.
SEE LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE
Battle Representation!
Draw a picture and write a paragraph describing the setting of the Battle of Bunker Hill (or any major battle of your choice.) How does the setting and landscape of the battle affect the outcome of it?
Requirements: Must be in color, well researched and include the relationship between geography and the battle. SEE LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE!
"And the shot heard 'round the world..."
Create song lyrics
Create song lyrics to describe a particular event of the American Revolution. Use established melodies or create your own. Perform it in front of the video camera (maybe you will make a video to go along with the song) and record it.
Requirements: It must be recorded and emailed to Mrs. Cumbie. SEE LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE
Act it out!
Pretend your are a movie director. Act out a scene recreating the Boston Tea Party, making sure you do additional research to understand more than what we have talked about in class.
Requirements: This must be recorded and emailed to Mrs. Cumbie. Feel free to ask your friends to "act" in your production. A SCRIPT must be turned in to Mrs. Cumbie so that I can see (and reread) your work. SEE LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE!