Assessments

This test will be given to assess the students' prior knowledge. The colonial/british letters will be turned in and used as an assessment tool to determine the level of understanding and what the students took away from the lesson. In the letters, students should show understanding of what happened during this time period to lead up to the American Revolution (or specifically the act of the Boston Tea Party). With this assessment, students should be able to meet the objectives of showing an understanding of life as a colonist or British soldier as well as an understanding of at least of one the events that occurred. This format of the letter can also be used to assess whether the students followed direction correctly and know how to properly write a letter using previous lessons and the example provided. Here is a downloadable cause and effect graphic organizer for the intolerable acts. Prompt: Student will be assessed by telling them to act as a British spy in 1775 and have been asked to describe in writing what route was taken by Paul Revere, and to Include their own sketched map on the routes you think will be taken. Then send the letter secretly to your General. Should include in the letter: Information on who is delivering the letter, what the letter might contain, and have a map sketched of the routes he could take. Get creative and change details if you want!
 * Pre-Test**
 * Day 1**
 * Day 2**
 * Day 3**

1. Distribute the PDF and explain that students will use what they have learned about the U.S. Constitution to create a constitution for your classroom. Review the directions and have students work independently. 2. For each section on the PDF, invite a few student volunteers to share their class constitution ideas. Compile the best suggestions on chart paper, the overhead, or LCD to create a real class constitution. This is an excellent way to ensure that your students feel like important members of a classroom community. Because they helped to think of the rights and responsibilities that will be the basis of your classroom government, students will be more likely to respect classroom rules. Create a clean, polished version of the document and have all students sign it. 3. Evaluate whether each student understands the purpose and content of the Constitution by asking review questions to the class as a whole. You can download the file here, or at [] Students will be creating Glogs or a 5 W's Chart (Who, What, When, etc...) on a topic that they choose to share to the class. Class notes, books, and the internet will be used to find information and support their topic. Creating these posters to present to the class will not only show their understanding of the topic and the week unit, but can also be used as a tool to assess the students' research skills and whether they are to be addressed in future lessons or not. This test is the same as the pre-test, and will be used to assess students' progress and to see if they have grown in knowledge from the unit. This can also be used to assess the teacher's strategies and abilities.
 * Day 4**
 * Day 5**
 * Post-Test**