SS.8.A.3.2

To compare the views and impacts of key figures on political and social developments in the Colonial period, students will complete a Philosophical Chairs activity on the ideas of the Loyalists and Patriots. Students will finish by choosing a side and completing a writing prompt to justify their choice.

Type: Lesson Plan

In this lesson plan, students will be introduced to a breakup letter to King George from the Founders. They will then read, analyze, and annotate the key points of the Declaration of Independence and answer guiding questions. This lesson is intended to set the stage for upcoming lessons on the course of the American Revolution.

Type: Lesson Plan

The lesson will begin with a hook activity where students will review the ideals of the Patriots, Loyalists, and Neutralists. Students will then work in small groups to work through a gallery walk where they will evaluate various scenarios to determine if the “colonist” that they are reading about is taking the viewpoint of a Patriot, Loyalist, or neither. The lesson will end with a class discussion reviewing the “colonists” presented in the gallery walk.

Type: Lesson Plan

In this lesson plan, students will engage in a discussion regarding Loyalists’ and Patriots’ arguments / perspectives on the actions needed to be taken in regard to Great Britain and develop their own supporting comments on whether or not each side was justified in their actions.

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Students will research primary and secondary sources and then use them as evidence to support the claim they choose.

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The lesson will begin with a hook activity where the students use fictional quotes to discuss the events that led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence. The teacher will then break the students off into a small group where they will complete a timeline poster matching the event, description/reaction, and an image in order. The students will then work individually, without notes, to complete an events sort worksheet.

Type: Lesson Plan

In this lesson plan, students will analyze the various arguments / perspectives used by Loyalists and Patriots in respect to Great Britain and their actions towards the colonists.

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In this lesson plan, students will be introduced to the arguments / perspective of Loyalists and Patriots in seeking independence from Great Britain.

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Students will describe the many impositions of King George on the colonists and match some of those to specific amendments in the Bill of rights (i.e., how quartering of troops led directly to the 3^rd Amendment).

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Students will use prior knowledge of the American Revolution and events leading up to the Declaration of Independence to understand the necessity for a Bill of Rights. The lesson will start with reviewing the events leading to the American Revolution. Students will then examine and analyze excerpts from the viewpoints of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists and determine the meaning of the excerpt in small groups. Using the excerpts, students will create a text message thread in two groups (Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists). As a formative assessment, students will demonstrate their understanding by connecting the viewpoints expressed to the necessity of a Bill of Rights in a short exit ticket.

Type: Lesson Plan

In this lesson, students will compare the views or perspectives of Patriots and Loyalists in regards to British policy during the era of the American Revolution.

Type: Lesson Plan

In this lesson, students will compare the views or perspectives of Patriots and Loyalists during the period of the American Revolution. Students will examine and analyze primary quotes and excerpts in order to decipher differing ideas and perspectives.

Type: Lesson Plan

This lesson allows for students to engage and conceptualize the views of the Patriots and Loyalists during the Revolutionary War. Students will be assigned the role of a Patriot or Loyalist and tasked with creation of a writing sample to convince the various audiences during the time period.

Type: Lesson Plan

In this lesson plan, students will identify the views of the Patriots, Loyalists, and Neutralists toward British Policy from 1763-1774.

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In this lesson, students learn about the events leading up to the American Revolution. Students will compare the beliefs of Patriots and Loyalists regarding government authority and tyranny.

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This lesson asks students to identify the cause and effect between grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence and the British Act or even that caused the colonists to declare their independence from Great Britain.

Type: Lesson Plan

In this lesson plan, students will compare the viewpoints of Patriots, Loyalists, and other colonists that led to the American Revolution. Students will work in pairs to analyze excerpts and determine the point of view and topic. 

Type: Lesson Plan

In this interactive tutorial, you'll learn about the Patriots' and Loyalists' views on government authority and tyranny. 

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Learn why Great Britain and her 13 American colonies split between 1763 and 1776 with this interactive tutorial. At the end of this time span, Britain and America were at war, and the Declaration of Independence had announced the United States of America as a brand new nation, no longer colonies of Britain.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

This Tic Tac Toe activity is intended to allow students the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of British policies and colonial concerns of the American Revolutionary period.  

Type: Teaching Idea

This web resource from Discovery Education provides teaching ideas on using James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier's My Brother Sam is Dead to help students understand how they can learn about the past through historical novels. Students will investigate how some people take one side or another in a war or other conflict; some people find themselves caught in the middle.

Type: Teaching Idea