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American Revolution, Colonization to Civil War

Declaration of Independence Memes

I know that I haven’t posted in a while. I took a little time off for vacation and then life got crazy. Anyway, I came across a few memes today on Facebook that would be GREAT to use in class when you are discussing the American Revolution.

The one at the top is funny and most teenagers (and people in general, I think) would relate to this. I know it’s not historically accurate…but it’s still funny.

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I LOVE this one also, because it shows history from a completely different perspective. It’s good to stretch students’ minds and demonstrate how different a historical event can seem depending on which side is telling the story. It would be a great discussion starter or a prompt for a freewrite on historical perspective.

Click here to see a previous post about some of my favorite history meme’s to use in class.

Also, don’t forget about my Declaration of Independence Fun Facts Quiz that addresses some myths surrounding the Declaration of Independence.

I’ve also got a podcast episode about teaching the causes of the American Revolution.

Happy Independence Day! In honor of today, I will leave you with one of my favorite quotes about independence:

“Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present Generation to preserve your Freedom! I hope you will make good use of it.” – John Adams

God Bless America!!!

American Revolution, Colonization to Civil War

Interesting Person: Sybil Ludington – The “Female Paul Revere”

In between publishing podcasts, I thought that I would post some cool articles or information from time to time that might help spice up your classroom.  I came across this article today about Sybil Ludington, a sixteen-year-old girl who many describe as the “female Paul Revere.”  It’s such an interesting story!

Classroom Uses:

  • This would be a great attention-getter or even something to read as filler at the end of the class while students are waiting for the bell.
  • Read it aloud and have students do a brief freewrite or sketch as an exit ticket.
  • You could do a short activity where students read an account of Paul Revere’s ride and Ludington’s ride and them compare and contrast them.  I threw together a chart that you can download here to give you an idea of what you could do.  There is a lot of great information in this link about Paul Revere, but if you have students do the reading, have them start at the paragraph beginning “Unlike some historical events…”  Everything before that compares Longfellow’s poem to the actual events and can be confusing.
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