Revolutionary+War+Newspaper


 * Revolutionary War Newspaper **

** Computer Lab Oct. 2-7 Presenting Oct. 8 ** Students will be arranged in groups of 3 and will be assigned roles within each group. Students will choose from the list of significant Revolutionary War events and conduct a broad study on that event and other related topics. You will have 4 days in the computer lab to complete the project. Upon completing their research, each group will create a newspaper centered on the event they chose that will contain multiple pieces/articles. Groups will present their newspapers as we discuss related material in class in the days after completion. This will help to disseminate information to the class and to facilitate further discussion. **This assignment will count for 3 grades**: 2 classroom grades and one major project grade. Each group member will grade their partners on their participation to help make sure that all work is done fairly.

**__Method:__**

Each group will have up to 3 members with each member having one of the following assigned roles: editor (group leader), biographer, and statistician. Articles will be written about different topics that are multiple paragraphs in length.

**__Editor:__** this person will be in charge of creating a short editorial for the paper that discusses the overall significance (importance) of the event chosen by the group. The editor will also be responsible for designing and fixing the layout of the paper for the group using a newsletter layout in Microsoft Publisher. Editors will need to help with keeping the group on task and assist any group members who require help. Also, this person will be in charge of creating two maps that show the location of the event chosen by the group. The first map will need to be a national map of the United States showing the event in relation to the 13 colonies. The second map will need to be an up-close look at the event. You will need show the location of units for both sides on the battlefield along with movements.

**__Biographer:__** this person will be in charge of conducting research on the influential person related to your topic. A short biography will need to be written to be placed as an article in the paper. You will need to include some background information on the person and any major accomplishments. The biography will need to explain the importance of the person to the topic your group chose. Also, this person is in charge of writing a detailed account of the event. The account needs to explain any major troop movements and explain what happened during the battle. If anyone important dies or is wounded, this should be mentioned.

**__Statistician:__** this person will be in charge of collecting numbers and statistics related to the topic. For battles, you will need to find out how many soldiers were at the battle for both sides and then relate that data to how many soldiers were killed and wounded at the battle. Doing further math you will need to determine how many soldiers survived the battle unharmed for both sides. This data will then be used to create bar graphs (to show the real numbers you found) and pie charts (to show percentages with the numbers) to show this data in the newspaper. A timeline of the American Revolution will also be done. The timeline needs to contain at least 25 events. **The following events must be included:** : 5 acts, Boston massacre, Boston tea party, Halifax resolves, Edenton tea party, 1st and 2nd continental congress, Declaration of Independence, Lexington and Concord, Saratoga, bunker hill, Yorktown, Trenton, Moore’s creek bridge, Guilford courthouse, Kings mountain, treaty of Paris, Fort Ticonderoga, Princeton, Charleston, Quebec


 * __Newspaper Topics: __ **

Battle of Trenton: Maps showing 13 colonies and close-up map of event Timeline - 25 events Event account Casualties graphs - line graphs showing killed/wounded/survived/fought and a pie graph showing percentage of killed/wounded/survived Biography - George Washington

Battle of Yorktown: Maps showing 13 colonies and close-up map of event Timeline - 25 events <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Event account <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Casualties graphs - line graphs showing killed/wounded/survived/fought and a pie graph showing percentage of killed/wounded/survived <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Biography - Charles Cornwallis

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Battle of Bunker Hill: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Maps showing 13 colonies and close-up map of event <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Timeline - 25 events <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Event account <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Casualties graphs - line graphs showing killed/wounded/survived/fought and a pie graph showing percentage of killed/wounded/survived <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Biography - William Prescott

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Battle of Saratoga: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Maps showing 13 colonies and close-up map of event <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Timeline - 25 events <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Event account <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Casualties graphs - line graphs showing killed/wounded/survived/fought and a pie graph showing percentage of killed/wounded/survived <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Biography - Benedict Arnold

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Battle of Lexington and Concord: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Maps showing 13 colonies and close-up map of event <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Timeline - 25 events <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Event account <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Casualties graphs - line graphs showing killed/wounded/survived/fought and a pie graph showing percentage of killed/wounded/survived <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Biography - Paul Revere

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">90-100 || <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Information is accurate and the group shows complete understanding of the topic <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The articles are completed and are done very well <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">All supplementary documents are completed, and are done very well || <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Students work cooperatively and help each other <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Students get along well and do not fight <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Peer evaluations 1-10 <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1 being poor, 10 being excellent || <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The group presents the information accurately <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The product is explained with complete understanding || <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">80-89 || <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Information is accurate and the group shows understanding of the topic <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The articles are completed and are done well <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">All supplementary documents are completed, and are done well || <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Students work cooperatively <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Students do not fight <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Peer evaluations 1-10 <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1 being poor, 10 being excellent || <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The group presents the information accurately <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The product is explained with adequate understanding || <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">70-79 || <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Information is accurate <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The articles are completed <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">All supplementary documents are completed || <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Students work, but do not cooperative with each other <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Students do not fight, too much <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Peer evaluations 1-10 <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1 being poor, 10 being excellent || <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The group presents mostly accurate information <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The product is explained with limited understanding || <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">0-69 || <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Information is not accurate <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The articles are not completed <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">All supplementary documents are not completed || <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Students do not work on the task <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Students fight too much <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Peer evaluations 1-10 <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1 being poor, 10 being excellent || <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The group does not present the information accurately <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The product is explained with little understanding ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Quality of Work || <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Productivity || <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Presentation ||
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4 Distinguished
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3 Proficient
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2 Apprentice
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1 Novice


 * Job Checklist **


 * __ Editor: __ **
 * 1) Editorial on significance of event
 * 2) Finalized copy of the newspaper
 * 3) Map of the US showing Revolutionary War info
 * 4) Up-close map of the event

__ Biographer: __
 * 1) Biography on important person
 * 2) Detailed event account


 * __ Statistician: __ **
 * 1) 1 bar graph giving basic numbers
 * 2) 2 pie charts showing percentages
 * 3) Timeline of 25 events