Process and Resources

Each student will be assigned a role during the broadcast as follows:

1. Newscaster- this person will be responsible for creating storyboard for the broadcast. (Storyboard template)

2. Interviewer- this person will research the person you will interview and write questions. (Interview template- word doc)

3. Commercial Writer-  this person will create a 30 second persuasive commercial to be in the broadcast. (Storyboard template for commercial) 

4. Set Designer- this person will be responsible for designing the set for the broadcast. (Set Designer plan form- word doc)

5. Musical Selection-  this person will be responsible for the selection of the appropriate music for the i-movie.

Other Forms (Coordinator plan form- word doc) (Bibliography Log)

First you will need a general background on the American Revolutionary War. You may have already gotten some information from your teachers and/or textbook, but this will help as a refresher. Use the following Web sites to help you with this information.

General Revolutionary War Web sites

Kid Info- The American Revolution- links to other revolutionary war sites.

PBS Liberty!- timelines, resources, daily life, military point-of-views and a revolutionary war game!

History Central- causes of the war, battles and main events and biographies.

Key Events in the American Revolutionary War-in timeline form with locations and significance.

American Revolution-pre-revolutionary war battles, battles, people and post-revolutionary war information.

Little Known Facts About the American Revolutionary War- statements about the war with answers.

National Park Service American Revolution Web Site- tour the revolution through parks around the country.

Timeline of the American Revolutionary War- with loads of information.

American Revolution Home Page

The following Web sites have information for each individual Battle/Event that will be covered in the WebQuest and each person that will be covered.

Battle of Lexington and Concord ThinkQuest- Journey for Freedom, battle of Lexington and Concord. Map of the Battle of Lexington and Concord- by the Department of Military Science - Worcester Polytechnic Institute Brief History of the Battle of Lexington and Concord- by the Department of Military Science - Worcester Polytechnic Institute First hand British account of the Battle presumably by Lieutenant John Barker of the King's Own. Battle of Lexington and Concord by Kidsport Reference Library. Minuteman Historical Park by the National Park Service.	King George III History of the Monarchs- King George III King George III by Britannia.com King George III- from the Virtual War Museum. King George III- by American Revolution.com
Battle of Bunker Hill Battle of Bunker Hill by the Massachusetts Historical Society Battle of Breed's Hill/Bunker Hill- by the Department of Military Science - Worcester Polytechnic Institute Battle of Bunker Hill by the Boston National Historical Park Battle of Bunker Hill- by Founding Fathers.info.	George Washington The White House- Biography of George Washington Mount Vernon- George  Washington's home George Washington's Papers from the Library of Congress Rediscovering George Washington- from PBS
Battle of Yorktown Yorktown is Won! by PBS Liberty Web site. Battle of Yorktown by Kidsport Reference Library. Battle of Yorktown by the Patriot Resource Center. Battle of Yorktown from History Central. Battle of Yorktown--Thinkquest document. Battle of Yorktown from Wikipedia, free online encyclopedia	Thomas Jefferson Monticello- Home of Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson- by the White House Thomas Jefferson- by the New Book of Knowledge. Thomas Jefferson- Internet Public Library
The Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party High Tea in Boston Harbor by PBS Liberty Web site Boston Tea Party -by the Department of Military Science - Worcester Polytechnic Institute Tea Act- by U.S. History.org Captain Thomas Preston's account of the Boston Massacre. Complete Resources of the Boston Massacre- by the Boston Massacre Historical Society Boston Massacre by Kidsport Reference Library.	Patrick Henry Patrick Henry from History.org Patrick Henry from U.S. History.org Patrick Henry Biography- from American Revolution.org Patrick Henry by Wikipedia, free online encyclopedia.
The Declaration of Independence National Archives- the Declaration of Independence Declaration of Independence- by U.S. Military History.com A User's Guide to the Declaration of Independence Declaration of Independence by U.S. History.org Declaring Independence by the Library of Congress	Thomas Paine Thomas Paine by the Thomas Paine National Historical Association Thomas Paine- by History Guide.org Thomas Paine- U.S. History.org Thomas Paine by Wikipedia free online encyclopedia.

Persuasive Writing for the Advertisement

Online Persuasive writing Web sites

Now, let's move on to the Evaluation.