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Other Lessons
C-SPAN Classroom – 19 online lessons This is a choice board that will allow students to learn about many facets of the Revolutionary War. It is a multi-day, self-led assignment. The videos above are a sampling of the videos used on the board. There are 16 activities included, but it is recommended that teachers assign some and allow students to choose which others to complete (see procedures below for more details). In addition to C-SPAN clips, there are also links to documents in the National Archives, the Library of Congress, and other public sources. This can be an in-class or remote activity. Please see the teachers notes document attached below - it includes suggestions for activities, a differentiation option, and other details.
National Endowment for the Humanities, Massachusetts Historical Society – 9 lessons online The Massachusetts Historical Society offers a selection of lesson plans designed specifically for this resource. EDSITEment also has many resources devoted to the American Revolution. Those listed offer general overviews of the conflict as well as the perspectives of some groups often considered marginal to (revolutionary) history