Battles+of+Lexington+and+Concord

__**Objectives**__: Students will be able to
 * interpret a map to list the routes of the alarm riders
 * sequence the events of the battles of Lexington and Concord
 * analyze a picture of the Battle of Lexington
 * analyze primary sources from the British and Colonist perspectives and explain why their accounts are different

__**Do Now:**__ P6 - Which of these acts - the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Tea Act, and Intolerable Acts - made war unavoidable? Pick one and explain why.

P3 - Name the alarm riders and summarize their duty.

P5 - Who was Paul Revere? What is he most famous for?

__**Lesson**__: 1. Create three columns in your notebook like the ones below:


 * Paul Revere || Samuel Prescott || William Dawes ||

2. Read the passage about the alarm riders on pg. 112. For each rider, list the locations the alarm rider visited to and list the direction in which the alarm rider rode. Also use the map on pg. 112 to guide you.

3. At the bottom of your chart, answer this question and be prepared to share out: Why did Dawes and Revere go separate routes?

4.Turn to page 111 in your textbook. Draw an **I See, It Means** chart in your notebook and fill out the chart on this picture of the Battle of Lexington.


 * What does this picture tell you about the military experience of the colonists and of the British?
 * Based on looking at this picture, who won the battle?

5. Next you will put in order the events of the battles of Lexington and Concord. Use the graphic organizer handout to help you. I will model one for you, and then you will fill out the next three on your own. We will review, and then you will fill out the remaining bubbles with a partner. Use the reading in your books from pg. 112-113.

Graphic Organizer

6. Read this handout about two different accounts of the Battle of Lexington from the perspectives of the British and the Colonists.

Before reading: 1. What type of document is this? 2. What is the date of the document? 3. Who wrote the document? 4. What is the author's relationship to the document?

During reading: 1. What vocabulary words do you not know? Circle them.

After reading: 1. Why do you think this document was written? 2. How does this document relate to what we are learning about? 3. Summarize the message of the document.

Answer these questions:
 * What was the British point of view regarding what happened at the Battles of Lexington?
 * What was the Colonial point of view regarding what happened at Lexington?
 * Why do they have different accounts of the battle?

__**Summary/Assessment:**__ On your own, summarize what happened at the battles of Lexington and Concord and explain why these events are important.

__**Homework**__: p. 113 Question 4c: Why did Ralph Waldo Emerson refer to the Battle of Concord in his poem as "the shot heard 'round the world"?