Revolutionary War People Project



Revolutionary War Personalities Project

You will select one person listed from the American Revolutionary War Era who you will research then complete the following activities based on what you learn.

1. Activity One: Create a visual of the person assigned to you. You may consider some the following options:

-Create an item that represents your subject or something revolutionary about them. Ideas may include but are not limited to:

-Make a puppet of your person dressed in that time period.

-Draw or paint a picture of your person.

-Create a life-size model of your person or come dressed as that person.

-You can come up with your own visual idea, but get it approved by the teacher.

2. Activity Two: Create a poster, PowerPoint, play or video with the following information:

1-A brief biography of your person, including background and interesting facts

2-Include their leadership abilities and contributions to the Revolutionary War (good or bad).

3-State the side of the war this person supported and why.

4-Discuss the impact this person had on the outcome of the war; how might the war have been different if not for the person’s contributions?

5-Include at least 3 pictures on your poster or PowerPoint or video relating to this person or showing major events or contributions with captions explaining each picture. Pictures may be from clipart or an image from the Internet (all sources must be cited for all information).

Activity Three: Class Presentations (All work is due on this day.) There are three parts to this presentation with activity two being first.

-Present your work from Activity One and Two to the class in a 3-5 minute presentation in which you teach classmates about your person; you may be creative in your presentation (i.e. include a skit that you act out, include music, become the role of “teachers” and set up a lesson, etc.)

Activity Four: (separate grade) “Who am I?” Review Quiz after all presentations are completed.

*** It is important to pay attention to all of the presentations, since presentation day will end with a quiz. Based on notes from your presentations, your teacher will give you hints about a particular person you met in class by saying, “I am a person who__________________.” You must identify the Revolutionary person being described on your quiz.

Famous People of the American Revolutionary War

George Washington Patrick Henry Betsy Ross Penelope Barker

Paul Revere John Paul Jones Dr. Benjamin Church Nathan Hale

Thomas Jefferson Ann Bates` Abigail Adams Benjamin Franklin

Marquis de Lafayette Crispus Attucks James Armistead Benedict Arnold

William Hooper Deborah Sampson Banestre Tarleton Samuel Adams

Ethan Allan Nathanael Greene John Hancock Thomas Paine

John Adams Lydia Darragh Francis Marion Molly Pitcher

Abraham Woodhull Daniel Morgan Alexander Hamilton Sybil Ludington

Phillis Wheatley

Topics are assigned by blind draw.

Name________________________________ Period______

Date Assigned _________________ Topic: __________________________________

PROJECT DUE DATE: ____________

Rubric for Revolutionary War People Project

|Level |A (4 points) |B (3 points) |C (2 points) |D (1 point) |

|Visual Representation |Authentic representation that is|Accurate representations with |Accurate representation with | Representation that is hard to |

| |accurate and detailed and neat |some minor errors |major errors |identify |

|Informational Poster |Accurate and appropriate |Accurate and appropriate |Accurate information with some |Mostly accurate information with |

| |information contains all |information, neatly organized |minor errors or two required |some errors and three required |

| |required facts, creative and |but one missing fact required |facts missing and organized |facts missing |

| |neat | | |Poorly organized. |

|Presentation |Interesting/creative, |Interesting/creative, |Interesting, |Interesting, |

| |organized/prepared with eye |organized/prepared, with eye |organization/preparation had |organization/preparation problems |

| |contact and proper speaking |contact and proper speaking |some difficulty, with eye |with little eye contact and/or low|

| |volume at all times. |volume most of the time |contact and proper speaking |speaking volume |

| | | |volume some of the time | |

|Audience Participation |Actively taking notes, |Actively taking notes, |Actively taking notes most of |Actively taking notes most of the |

| |respectful at all times, and no |respectful at all times, but 1 |the time, but 2 classroom |time, but 3 or more classroom |

| |disruptions during presentation |disruption during presentation |disruptions during presentation|disruptions during presentation |

|Total columns | | | | |

| | | |Overall Points/Grade | |

Any project not reaching at least a D description in all four categories will receive an F.

Grading Scale:

A+ = 16/ 100 B+ = 13/ 87 C+ = 10/ 77 D+ = 7/ 67 F = 50

A = 15/ 93 B = 12/ 83 C = 9/ 73 D = 6/ 63 (3 or less points)

A- = 14/ 90 B- = 11/ 80 C- = 8/ 70 D- = 4/ 60

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