Format
1. Students are introduced to the authentic Brewster House and engaged in Q & A to look for clues of evidence of the American Revolution
2. Reader's Theater
3. Activity to decode messages
Objectives
1. Students will explore the challenges the colonists faced during the British occupation of New York
2. Students will explore the role of espionage during the American Revolution and what it tells us about the challenges the Patriots faced against the British
3. Students will explore the reasons colonists chose to be either Patriots or Loyalists
4. Students will learn the role taverns played during the American Revolution as a central place for communication of information and compare it to how we communicate today
5. Students will reflect on the meaning of freedom for diverse groups during the American Revolution.
6. Students will build confidence as readers and presenters of information to their peers
Standards Alignment
State Standards
National Standards met by this program include standards for both k-4 and 5-12 (scroll down):
NSS.K-4.1
LIVING AND WORKING TOGETHER IN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, NOW AND LONG AGO
·Understands the history of the local community and how communities in North America varied long ago
NSS.K-4.3
THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES: DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES AND VALUES AND THE PEOPLE FROM MANY CULTURES WHO CONTRIBUTED TO ITS CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL HERITAGE
·Understands how democratic values came to be, and how they have been exemplified by people, events, and symbols
·Understands the causes and nature of movements of large groups of people into and within the United States, now and long ago
·Understands the folklore and other cultural contributions from various regions of the United States and how they helped to form a national heritage
NSS.5-12.3
Revolution and the New Nation
·Understands the causes of the American Revolution, the ideas and interests involved in forging the revolutionary movement, and the reasons for the American victory
·Understands the impact of the American Revolution on politics, economy, and society
·Understands the institutions and practices of government created during the Revolution and how they were revised between 1787 and 1815 to create the foundation of the American political system based on the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights