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Content:

Students will compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of the British and American positions in the Revolutionary War

Process:

Students will logically defend an argument with facts
Students will cooperate, collaborate, and compromise with classmates
Students will make decisions based upon a set of facts
Students will present ideas in an understandable manner to the class

General Task Description

In this activity, you and your teammates will compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of the British and the American positions in the Revolutionary War. You will analyze twelve sets of facts and make determinations about the relative strength or weakness of each nation. Once your team has finished this task, you will ultimately make a decision regarding which nation was in a better position to win the war. Ultimately, we will review the decisions of each team as a class.

Task Specifics:
See attached handout.

Criteria

Your team should analyze all twelve sets of facts and fill in the Revolutionary War chart completely. After you have done so, your group will be expected take part in an all-class discussion.

Rubric

 

Criteria	Points	Levels of Performance (Points)
Completeness
All parts of the assignment are completed		5 - all parts are complete 3 - some parts are complete 0 - totally unfinished
In-Class Discussion
Group members participated in class discussion		5 - all group members attempted to participate 3 - one or two group members attempted to participate 0 - no group members attempted to participate
Group's arguments are logical and are supported by historical information		5 - arguments are strong and make sense in the historical context 3 - arguments show a moderate grasp of the historical context 0 - arguments do not make sense
Total Score =		/15

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