5th Grade Social Studies Lesson Plans

American Revolution Simulation

Learning Target:  I can re-create the life of a colonial American during the American Revolution.

Date

Assignment

Monday, April 8th

o   Chapter 13 Test

o   Spelling List Week 22

o   Declam

o   DOL Week 10

Tuesday, April 9th

o   Video:  “The Revolutionary War”

o   Spelling Pre-test Week 22

o   Declam

Wednesday, April 10th

o   American Revolution Simulation

o    Introduction

o   Choose a Role and A Colonist’s Diary

o   Declam

Thursday, April 11th

o   American Revolution Simulation

o   Episode 1 “Before the Storm”

o   Making a Full Body Character Paper Doll

o   Bio Poem or Character Sketch Activity

o   Final Spelling Test Week 22

o   Declam

Friday,

April 12th

o   Grease in the Commons

o    

Monday, April 15th

o   American Revolution Simulation

o   Episode 1 Town Meeting and Diary Prompt

o   Spelling List Week 23

o   DOL Week 11

o   Declam

Tuesday, April 16th

o   American Revolution Simulation

o   Episode 2 “The Shot heard Round the World”

o   Diary Prompt

o   Spelling Pre-Test Week 23

o   Declam

Wednesday, April 17th

o   American Revolution Simulation

o   Primary Source Activity-Complete Credibility of Witness Form

o   Declam

Thursday, April 18th

o   American Revolution Simulation

o   Finish Primary Source Activity and Credibility of Witness Form

o   Final Spelling Test Week 23

o   Declam

Friday, April 19th

o   American Revolution Simulation

o   Episode 3 “Declaring Independence”

o   Declam

Monday, April 22nd

o   American Revolution Simulation

o   Finish Episode 3 “Declaring Independence”

o   Diary Prompt

o   Spelling List Week 24

o   DOL Week 12

Tuesday, April 23rd

o   American Revolution Simulation

o   Episode 4 “ Winter at Valley Forge”

o   Research Uniforms and Flags of each side.

o   Spelling Pre-test Week 24

o   Declam

Wednesday,

April 24th

o   American Revolution Simulation

o    Finish Episode 4 “Winter at Valley Forge”

o   Diary prompt

o   Declam

Thursday,

 April 25th  

o   American Revolution Simulation

o   Episode 5 “Yorktown”

o   Diary Prompt

o   Final Spelling Test Week 24

Friday, April 26th

o   Finish up anything that we have not gotten done.