Ch 5 - Key Figures in the Revolution Default

Key Figures in the American Revolution

Complete this entire Wayground on important people in the Revolutionary War

​You will choose TWO people on the next slide. You will read about them and complete a few activities.

Ben Franklin

James
Armistead

Abigail Adams

George Washington

Phyllis Wheatley

Poll

Which TWO people are you choosing?

• Phyllis Wheatley

• George Washington

• Abigail Adams

• James Armistead

• Ben Franklin

1. ​On the next slide, you will open a Padlet.

2. Only read the post about contributions of ONE of the people you chose.

3. Keep the Padlet open as you will complete the other activities as you move through this Padlet.

4. You will read about your SECOND person later in this Wayground.

DIRECTIONS

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Word Cloud

What is one or two words you would use to describe the person you chose and read about?

Poll

In your opinion, how important was your chosen person to contributing to the Revolutionary War?

• Very important

• Somewhat important

• Not that important

​You will now go back to the same Padlet and watch the short video posted in the column about your person.

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Open Ended

What fact in the video stood out to you?

Open Ended

If this person had access to social media during the Revolution, what would their first post say?

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What lesson from this person’s life do you think is still relevant today?

Open Ended

Create a modern-day Playlist of THREE songs that you think apply to this person. Write the 3 songs below and explain in ONE sentence WHY you chose these 3 songs.

​You will now go back to the same Padlet and read the quote posted in the column about your person.

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Draw

Based on the quote you just read on the padlet, create a drawing to show what the quote means

​You will now go back to the same Padlet and look at artwork posted in the column about your person.

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Open Ended

Describe what you think is happening in the image

Open Ended

What title would you give this image?

​You will now go back to the same Padlet and read the contributions of your SECOND person.

Home

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Word Cloud

What is one or two words you would use to describe the person you chose and read about?

Poll

In your opinion, how important was your chosen person to contributing to the Revolutionary War?

• Very important

• Somewhat important

• Not that important

​You will now go back to the same Padlet and watch the short video posted in the column about your person.

Home

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Open Ended

What fact in the video stood out to you?

Open Ended

If this person had access to social media during the Revolution, what would their first post say?

Open Ended

What lesson from this person’s life do you think is still relevant today?

Open Ended

Create a modern-day Playlist of THREE songs that you think apply to this person. Write the 3 songs below and explain in ONE sentence WHY you chose these 3 songs.

​You will now go back to the same Padlet and read the quote posted in the column about your person.

Home

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Draw

Based on the quote you just read on the padlet, create a drawing to show what the quote means

​You will now go back to the same Padlet and look at artwork posted in the column about your person.

Home

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Copy link

Open Ended

Describe what you think is happening in the image

Open Ended

What title would you give this image?