Paul+Revere

=__**Objectives:**__=
 * sequence from start to finish the events of Paul Revere's ride
 * list the differences between Longfellow's poem and the historical event
 * explain why we remember Paul Revere's ride as we do

**__Do Now:__**
Who was Paul Revere? What is he most famous for?

**__Lesson:__**
1. You will receive a copy of a biography of Paul Revere. Watch as I model how to take notes and copy them into your notebook. Paul Revere biography

2. Next you will be given a handout titled "The Real Story of Revere's Ride." In your notes, use this handout to sequence the events of his ride from when he started out in Boston, to when he arrived in Lexington. The Real Story of Paul Revere's Ride

3. Next we will look at Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Paul Revere's Midnight Ride" written in 1860. Paul Revere's Midnight Ride The poem will be read aloud first. Then, everyone will receive a copy and read it silently to themselves. **Is the story different from listening to it being read aloud versus reading it by yourself? Did you understand it better when it is read aloud? Or did you understand it better when you could see the words and read it to yourself?**

__Do the following:__ 1) Circle memorable place names in the poem 2) Underline lines that indicate the historical importance Longfellow gives to Revere's ride 3) Underline twice the lines that show personal qualities Longfellow gives to Revere and the Patriots at Lexington 4) Make stars beside lines that show Longfellow's attitude toward the event


 * Question to think about:** This poem was published in 1861, when the country was in a state of turmoil - the start of the Civil War. Do you think Longfellow was trying to renew national unity? Explain why.

4) Compare the poet's account of Paul Revere's ride to "The Real Story of Revere's Ride" and the textbook on p. 112. Use the copies of the Venn Diagram that will be handed out to note the differences and similarities between Longfellow's account and other sources. Venn Diagram

5) Why do you think we remember Revere's ride the way we do? Fill out the handout Why Do We Remember Revere's Ride the Way We Do?

__**Summary/Assessment:**__

 * Write **3** things you learned in today's lesson
 * Write **2** things you found interesting
 * Write **1** question you have about today's topic

__Homework__
1. What are the dangers of using literary sources to interpret history? Pick an event or a figure in history that you learned about through a book, play, or poem and describe how that event was portrayed. 2. Do you think that event/person was portrayed accurately? Why or why not? Research the event or figure to get some background before you decide.

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