5th Grade Social Studies Project Menu – American Revolution



5th Grade Social Studies Project Menu – American Revolution

Name:__________________________________Due Date: Tuesday, November 4th

*EXTRA CREDIT PROJECTS WILL ALL BE DONE AT HOME

*CHOOSE ONE PROJECT TO REPLACE YOUR LOWEST SOCIAL STUDIES EVAULATION GRADE

|Map of the Revolutionary War Battles. |“Interview” George Washington. |Create a political cartoon illustrating the|

|Use symbols to show which side won. |Write a list of at least 5 questions you |views of the colonists and the king. |

|Add a caption and legend to the map. |would ask. |Must be at 8.5” x 11” |

|Must be in color |Write the answers Washington might give. |Must have color. |

|Neat, Attractive & Creative |Answers must be based on historical |Include a summary about what your cartoon |

| |evidence. |means & the issue it addresses. |

| |Cite where you got your evidence. | |

| |Must be neatly written or typed. | |

| |Must be revised & edited. | |

|Draw a portrait of a famous Revolutionary |Imagine you are a news reporter in 1763. |Write editorials from the point of view of |

|War person. |Write a story describing colonists concerns|a Patriot and Loyalist at the beginning of |

|Write a caption listing, in paragraph form |about the Proclamation of 1763. |the Revolutionary War. Make sure to state |

|their contributions. |Must include all the narrative components. |opinions and defend them with reasons. |

|Must be in color. |Must be at least a page long. |Must be at least a page long, total. |

|Must be neat & attractive. |Must be neatly written or typed. |Must be neatly written or typed. |

|Write the person’s name in big, bold |Must be revised & edited. |Must be revised & edited. |

|letters, spelled correctly. | | |

|Draw a comic strip illustrating a |Conduct an interview by writing questions |Write a newspaper article reporting the |

|contribution of France and other |to ask a woman, African American, or Native|outcomes of the Second Continental |

|Individuals and how it affected the outcome|American during the Revolutionary War about|Congress, specifically summarizing key |

|of the American Revolution. |their position to support or not support |points of the Declaration of Independence. |

|At least 8.5” x 11” |the Patriots’ cause. |Must be at least a page long. |

|Can be free hand or computer. |Must be at least a page long. |Must be neatly written or typed. |

|Must have meaningful dialogue. |Must be neatly written or typed. |Must be revised & edited. |

|Should have at least 6 squares/frames. |Must be revised & edited. | |

|Shows the cause & effect of the |At least 5 questions and responses. | |

|contribution. |Responses must be based on historical fact | |

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Famous Revolutionary War People: King George III, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams.

Individuals & National Contributors: Benjamin Franklin’s negotiations with the French, the French navy, the Treaty of Paris, The Netherlands, Russia, the Marquis Marie Joseph de Lafayette, Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben.

Famous Women: Abigail Adams, Martha Washington, Molly Pitcher, Phillis Wheatley, Mercy Otis Warren

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