Pre-Revolutionary+America

== =Confllict in the Colonies: 1764-1774=

As U.S. History class moves forward to events leading up to the American Revolution, our studies will follow into the 18th century with the study of the novel //My Brother Sam is Dead// by Collier & Collier. This novel provides a historically accurate representation of a family torn apart by the war when the protagonist finds himself torn between his Loyalist father and Patriot brother. Students will also learn about bias in the media when they work in groups to produce, edit, and record interactive "newscasts" in which the major events leading up to the Revolution are covered from either a British or Colonist/Patriot point of view. All events will be spun to support the side each group has been assigned before students will think about how THEY feel about the events to answer the question of "Who's Right?" in a critical, evaluative writing assignment. By now each class has taken on several roles in their assignments in order to show what they have learned about life during this time: novel characters, journalists, and newscasters. Now the perspective will be their own.

__Major Assignments:__
Journals Study Guide Novel Project: newspaper

Discussion Declaration of Independence Remix --newscast script --personal memoirs