U.S. History Lesson Steps

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U.S. HistoryLesson Steps

• 1/22/15

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Complete USA Test Prep. Warm-up Standard 3
Review
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Standard Elements

• SSUSH4
• The student will identify the ideological,
  military, and diplomatic aspects of the American
  Revolution.
• Elements
• a. Explain the language, organization, and
  intellectual sources of the Declaration of
  Independence include the writing of John Locke
  and the role of Thomas Jefferson.
• b. Explain the reason for and significance of the
  French alliance and foreign assistance and the
  roles of Benjamin Franklin and the Marquis de
  Lafayette.
• c. Analyze George Washington as a military
  leader include the creation of a professional
  military and the life of a common soldier, and
  describe the significance of the crossing of the
  Delaware River and Valley Forge.
• d. Explain the role of geography at the Battle of
  Yorktown, the role of Lord Cornwallis, and the
  Treaty of Paris, 1783.

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Enduring Understandings

• The students will understand how new ideas about
  equality and self government led to the writing
  of the Declaration of Independence.

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Essential Questions

• 1. What is a Declaration of Independence?
• (Pg. 119)
• 2. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and
  where were the ideas for the document drawn from?
• 3. What are the four parts of the Declaration of
  Independence?
• 4. What was Ben Franklins part in bringing
  France and the Continental Army together?
• 5. Why was the Alliance with France helpful?
• 6. Who was Marquis de Lafayette?

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Class Activities

• Complete
• Ideas Behind the Revolution
• USA Test Prep. Review Quiz
• Previous Standards Flash Review
• Ticket out the Door