hiSTORYWho says so?

Who should be our next President?

• Hillary Clinton

• Barack Obama (2:00)

It is all about

PERSPECTIVE…

The American Revolution

• What do you know?

• Why did it happen?http://vmead.tripod.com/beliefs.htm

George Washington is a HERO!

George Washington is a TRAITOR!

Perspective and the American Revolution

Where does history come from?

Primary vs. Secondary Resources

Washington’s Letter

General Washington at Monmouth, June 28, 1778.

http://www.archives.gov/research/american-revolution/pictures/#central

Molly Pitcher at the Battle of Monmouth.

http://www.archives.gov/research/american-revolution/pictures/#central

The Perspective on Washington

• http://www.historycooperative.org/cgi-bin/justtop.cgi?act=justtop&url=http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/wm/59.1/bickham.html

                                                                                                                                                             

Map of the American Colonies at the outbreak of war in 1775.

http://www.britishbattles.com/american-revolution.htm

6The Big

Step 1:What do you want to know?Ask a question…

Task Definition

Step 2:Where will you find the answers?Encyclopedia Non-Fiction BooksInternetDatabases

Information Seeking Strategies

Step 3:

Get the resources!

Location and Access

Step 4:READ!!!!

THINK!!!

Take notes!

Use of Information

Step 5:Put it all together and

make something NEW!

Synthesis

Step 6:

Check your work!

Evaluation

Internet Evaluation

• Authority- who put up the site?

•Purpose- why is the site there?

•Currency- when was the site last updated?

Online Resources

• www.britishbattles.com

• www.historynet.com (War-American Revolution-Battles)

• http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/timeline/amrev/turning/turning.html

• http://webpages.marshall.edu/%7Erowden/music.html#pausing (Ballads)