Here's what you have to do. There are three parts to the assignment.
PART ONE:
Answer the following questions:
Think about the different viewpoints of the British and the colonists before the American Revolution.
1. Did all colonists consider themselves Americans?
2. Did all colonists support the revolution and independence from Britain?
3. How did the British feel about the colonists in America?
PART TWO: READ The Quotations on pp. 2-3 of the video guide. SELECT THREE OF THE Quotations for which a source is given. Paste those links into your browser, and read through the sources.
PART THREE: Briefly describe each of three quotations you picked, and then choose one to rewrite in their own words. Your writing should reflect the important points of the original primary source, as well as the general sentiment of the writer.
This assignment is worth 30 points...Here's how you'll be graded:
30 points: Students identified and analyzed several quotations from the period, explaining what events and sentiments they reflect from the revolution; developed a thorough, engaging rewrite of the primary source that reflected the main ideas and sentiment of the original document; clearly described various sentiments of American colonists.
20 points: Students identified and analyzed a few quotations from the period, explaining what events and sentiments they reflect from the revolution; developed a clear rewrite of the primary source that reflected the main ideas and sentiment of the original document; clearly described a few of the different sentiments of American colonists.
10 points: Students did not identify or analyze any of the quotations from the period, or explain what events and sentiments they reflect from the revolution; developed a vague or inaccurate rewrite of the primary source that did not reflect the main ideas and sentiment of the original document; did not describe any of the different sentiments of American colonists.
Good Luck!
