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 * = __**Road to the American Revolution**__ =

This unit will cover ten events that led the American Colonists down the road to the American Revolution.
Students will create a "Revolution Scrapbook" of various newspaper articles/genre's in relation to each event.

The following are the specific events and genre for each event:

1. Restrictions on Trade - Newspaper Notice 2. The Great Awakening - Newspaper Advertisement 3. The French and Indian War - Front Page Newspaper Article 4. The Proclamation of 1763 - Newspaper Article 5. The Quartering Act - Letter to the Editor 6. The Stamp Act - Petition Letter 7. The Townshend Acts - Editorial 8. The Boston Massacre - Front Page Newspaper Article 9. The Boston Tea Party - Editorial 10. The Coercive Acts or Intolerable Acts - Letter to the Editor

At the bottom of each entry the student will state how the event led to the American Revolution. || ** Grade: 8th Grade ** ** Subject: History / Language Arts ** ** Time Frame Required: Two - Three Weeks ** || obtaining pictures for each entry. American History Website Voki to begin project The Great Awakening Digital History from 1733 Proclamation of 1763 - funny little clip The Boston Massacre Video - History.com The Boston Tea Party - History.com || media type="custom" key="12245524"The Navigation Acts media type="custom" key="12245558"The Stamp Act media type="custom" key="12245600"The Boston Tea Party
 * == __**Technology Integration:**__ ==
 * ==== Students will utilize the internet in researching each event and the various genre formats along with ====
 * ==== Computers, printers and software programs such as word or publisher will be used in order to create the srapbook. ====
 * ==== Students may chose to create an electronic scrapbook using activinspire or powerpoint instead of a paper scrapbook. ====
 * ==== Students will also view video clips from various websites to gain information and understanding of the events. ==== || == __**Resources:**__ ==