Explore the events that set 13 colonies on the path of resistance, rebellion, and ultimately, war. In this course we’ll take a unique approach to understanding the causes of the Revolutionary War: making a virtual trip back in time and exploring it for ourselves!
Overview
This class is a flexible schedule class with no live component
Ages: This course is offered at the middle and high school levels. In general, the middle school level is suitable for children ages 9-13 years old, and the high school level is suitable for children age 14-17. Please indicate which level you prefer for your child.
Start Date: You set your own start date! Choose what works best for YOU!
Length: 5 weeks
Times: This class has no live component. You may work on the lessons at any point during the week…whatever fits into YOUR schedule!
$49.00 per student
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Course Description
Students in this course engage in weekly, self-paced lessons presented in multiple modalities (text, images, video and audio) and extend their learning with a wide range of follow-up activities including high-quality literature, videos, documents, articles, online group discussion, online games and numerous opportunities to interact creatively with the content.
Features of the course include:
- Primary source material – actual documents, pictures, and poems of the time
- The little-explored role of women in the events leading to war
- A balanced presentation – viewing events through the perspectives of both sides
- An emphasis on critical thinking and making connections between events from that time period and today
Dates covered: 1764 – 1775
Topics covered:
- French & Indian War
- Sugar Act
- Stamp Act
- Tea Act
- Quartering Act
- Townshend Acts
- Boycotting/Non-importation Agreement
- Death of Christopher Seider
- Boston Massacre
- Intolerable Acts
- Boston Tea Party
People covered:
- King George III
- John Adams
- Abigail Adams
- Samuel Adams
- Crispus Attucks
- Susan Boudinot
- Daughters of Liberty
- John Dickinson
- Benjamin Franklin
- Sara Bradlee Fulton
- Thomas Hutchinson
- Captain Thomas Preston
- Paul Revere
- Christopher Seider
- Sons of Liberty
- Phyllis Wheatley
Levels
This course is offered at both the middle and high school levels. While much of the content is similar, the middle school course uses high-quality easy-to-read literature while the high school course incorporates more challenging historical fiction. In addition, the high school level course assignments are more numerous and complex, and will require more of a time commitment to complete.
Students should indicate their level upon enrollment.
You Choose: Pathways
In order to give learners a wide degree of control over their own learning, this course offers three different pathways:
Pathway 1 –One-to-One: Learners work through the presentations and follow-up activities that interest them, but are not required to contribute to the discussion forum. They may upload any work they choose in order to receive guidance and feedback from the instructor, but this is not required. Learners who choose this pathway will receive anecdotal feedback for any work they submit and a summary detailing the topics covered in the course. Letter grades are not offered with this pathway.
Pathway 2 – Small Group: Learners who choose this option will be interacting with other learners in the course. After working through the presentations and any follow-up activities they choose, they will engage in forum discussions facilitated by the instructor. Learners may choose to submit their follow-up activities, but this is not required. Learners who choose this pathway will receive anecdotal feedback for any work they submit and a summary detailing the topics covered in the course. Letter grades are not offered with this pathway.
Pathway 3 – Formal: This pathway is offered for parents and learners who want a letter grade and certificate of completion for their records/transcripts. Learners who choose this pathway are expected to work through all presentations, complete and submit all assignments, and participate in the discussion forum. In addition to grades, learners will receive anecdotal feedback about their work, a course summary and a certificate of completion.
Students should indicate their pathway preference upon enrollment.
View a Middle School sample lesson from this course
View a High School sample lesson from this course
Learner Time:
1-2 hours per week
Materials:
Written or audio versions of the required reading
$49.00 per student