Performance Task

After you have looked over the primary sources on this website, you will choose one of the following tasks to complete. Choose the one that best interests you and allows for your creativity to flow!

  1. Sketch a picture of the American Revolution from the viewpoint of the men and women you heard from on the pages of this website. Please include a written script/caption/labels to describe what is happening in your picture.

 

  1. Create a video of the American Revolution displaying the viewpoints you discovered throughout this website. You may choose one man or woman to play during the video and present the Revolution from his/her point of view OR you may choose to present the story of the American Revolution by taking on multiple characters that you read about on this website.

 

  1. Write an essay responding to the prompt below using the primary sources on this website. Prompt: “In what ways are the war contributions of commoners and minorities overlooked in the tale of the American Revolution? Please highlight some of the contributions you learned about from this website. How do you think this problem should be handled in the overall narrative of history?”