Web 2.0

U.S. History 9-12

SSUSH3 The student will explain the primary causes of the American Revolutiona. Explain how the end of Anglo-French imperial competition as seen in the French and Indian War and the 1763 Treaty of Paris laid the groundwork for the American Revolution.
b. Explain colonial response to such British actions as the Proclamation of 1763, the Stamp Act, and the Intolerable Acts as seen in Sons and Daughters of Liberty and Committees of Correspondence.
c. Explain the importance of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense to the movement for independence

Student/Teacher Activities Utilizing Web 2.0 Tools:

1. bubbl.us

Teacher will begin a concept map using bubbl.us and students will complete explaining the primary causes of the American Revolution including: a. Role of the Treaty of Paris b. Colonial responses to British actions and c. Thomas Paine's Common Sense movement

2. Bitstrips

Using Bitstrips in groups of 2 students will create a comic strip in which they explain colonial responses to British actions as the Proclamations of 1763, the Stamp Act, and the Intolerable Acts as seen in the Sons and Daughters of Liberty and Committees of Correspondence (SSUSH3 b.)



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