Researching our patriot/loyalist.
Our classroom set up for our panel debate for Patriots and Loyalists!
Some portraits the kids drew of patriots/loyalists.
Debates! My students have been learning about patriots and loyalists and took it to another level. Students were asked to research a patriot or loyalist and "become" that person. They had to imagine they were a patriot or loyalist and take on their perspective. At the end of the week we had a debate about how and why people felt so strongly as to sides. The debate became heated when "King George" stated to the patriots-specifically to" Paul Revere", "We give you back your money in the form of opportunities." Wow! Did that spark fireworks with the patriots. It was incredible to watch 5th graders tap into their adult minds and voice such strong views!
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