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The Life and Times of Paul Revere
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Paul Revere is born in Boston, MA
*Students use information gained from informational texts, articles, sites, etc...and construct interactive timelines. These timelines would be assessed based on the objectives the teacher has requested. In our sample students are reading and writing chronological text about Paul Revere, they would additionally be asked to provide some contextual information about the world at this time. For instance....The exact date of Paul Revere's birth is not known. He is of French decent. -
Boston Massacre
Paul is an illustrator for the local newspaper. The British government has raised taxes for local goods to the displeasure of the colonists. *To satisfy the contextual standard, students would be encouraged to always write about how the events in Paul Revere's life are unfolding. -
Paul the businessman.
*To encourage students to explore the topic deeper based on the standard, have them write a "How to Manual" on how a silversmith makes an object. Provide a link to help them! In our sample....sudents would watch Silversmiths making silverspoons old-fashioned way. The year Paul's father died, he takes over the family business. To make a silver object you have to first heat silver. -
Paul Joins the Sons of Liberty & the Boston Tea Party
Paul joins the Sons of Liberty as a messenger and spy. Later the group plans the Boston Tea Partry to protest British taxes. -
The Midnight Ride
Paul sets off to warn the colonist of the regulars.
