Historical imagery of Pennsylvania
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Lesson Overview

SKill Objectives
Students will be able to:

  1. work in cooperative groups
  2. recall, analyze, and synthesize historical information to formulate a position
  3. debate a question and formulate an argument
  4. express and support their position in writing

Content Objectives:
Students will be able to:

  1. define key vocabulary
  2. define and label the war which occurred between 1754–1765
  3. understand the perspectives of various historical actors in the war

Teaching Time: Two 50-minute class periods

Grade Level: Middle to high school

Historical Periods Addressed
18th century frontier Pennsylvania

Disciplines Encompassed
History, Civics and Government, Geography, Reading and Writing

State Standards (click for full text of standards)

Reading, Writing,
Speaking, and Listening
1.1: F, G
1.2: A
1.4: B, D
1.6: A, D, E

History

8.1: A, B, C, D
8.2: B, C, D
8.3: B, C, D

 

Geography

7.1: B
7.3: C, E