Grade: 4th Subject: _Social Studies_ Unit/Theme: American Revolution__ _
Role
Audience
Format
Topic
Patriot Soldier
Himself
Diary Entry
Why he chose to become a patriot soldier.
Patriot Soldier
Patriot Civilians
Advertisement
Why civilians should join the military.
George Washington
Everyone
Speech
Why they must keep fighting and stay strong against the Brits
Son of patriot soldier
Cousins
Letter
What it’s like to take over at home when father leaves to fight.
Drummer Boy
Other children
Drawing
Battlefield
Patriot Children
Other children
Game rules
Playing Patriots v. British soldiers
Current 4th Grader
Ancestor who fought for the Patriots
Poem
How grateful he/she is the freedom they gave us.
Patriot Soldier
Future Relatives
Song
What it is like to fight in the American Revolution.
The first day that the students are in the LMC after choosing their topics, I would set them up with differentiated learning centers. There would be five centers and the groups would spend eight minutes at each location. The centers would be:
biography books
American Revolution history books
videos
Internet research
songs/poems
Each center would meet the needs of students of different learning styles. The groups would include students who have each chosen a different RAFT so that resources can more easily be shared.
RAFT Activity
Grade: 4th Subject: _Social Studies_ Unit/Theme: American Revolution__ _
The first day that the students are in the LMC after choosing their topics, I would set them up with differentiated learning centers. There would be five centers and the groups would spend eight minutes at each location. The centers would be:
Each center would meet the needs of students of different learning styles. The groups would include students who have each chosen a different RAFT so that resources can more easily be shared.