American History Review

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Grade Level

• Middle School

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Subject

• History

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Length of Time

• 3 To 4 Hours

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Description

• The purpose of this lesson is to review important events in American history from its discovery to present day.

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Goals

• Students will learn to:
  
  * Understand that all people have contributed to American history, regardless of culture, race or religion.
  
  * To develop a sense of pride for their own efforts, as well as for the efforts of others.
  
  * To learn that life if influenced by man through cultural interchange, heritage and our physical environment.
  
  * To learn the ability to work both independently and in a group.
  
  

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Materials Needed

• * An Encyclopedia.
  
  * Textbooks on American history.
  
  * Copies of plays on American history.
  
  * Magazines and periodicals that are educational.
  
  * Music books.
  
  * DVDs, casette tapes and records.
  
  * Paper, pens, markers and art suppllies.

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Procedure

• * Have students illustrate and write a timeline that focuses on a major times and events in American history.
  
  * Have students choose a favorite era in American history on which they will write and perform a play. (Example: The Great Depression.)
  
  * Have students write a speech on their favorite character in history. (Example: Abraham Lincoln, Paul Revere.)
  
  * Have students create a diorama to depict a scene or era in American history. (Example: Civil War scene or Benjamin Franklin flying his kite.)
  
  * When the project is complete, choose a time for students to present their speech or play and show their diorama to parents and grandparents. This can be done at an Open House or by special invitation.

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Grading

• Students will be graded on participation, effort, content, historical correctness and presentation.
  
  Grading is as follows:
  
  A - 100 to 90
  
  B - 89 to 80
  
  C - 79 to 70
  
  D - 69 to 60
  
  F - 60 and below.

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