AMERICA’S
SECOND WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE
1. Scavenger Hunt
(6th grade)
In groups of 4, use available
library resources to make a list of all wars that the United States has been
involved in since 1770. DOK#1
2. From your list, what was the name of
the original war for our independence?
DOK#2
3. Did you discover the name of the 2nd
war for independence?
***Hint – We fought against the same country.
4. Now that you know the name of war, use the
card catalog to locate all the non-fiction books we have on this war.
a. The War of 1812 by Susan Haberke
b. The War of 1812 : The Fight for American
Trade Rights by Carl Benn
c. The War of 1812 by Don Nardo
5. Using these books and any reference books
books that help (encyclopedias, almanac etc) identify:
a. Why Americans were fighting in the first
place. DOK#3 1.9.12.A
b. Name the two main fronts (vocabulary
word) upon which the war was fought.
c. Make a list of the heroes and
villains that fought in the war. ***Remember,
you must be able to defend your choices.
DOK#4 1.1.4.D & R6.A.2.3
NEED MORE
INFO?? USE THE EBSO HOST WEB TO ADD TO
YOUR RESEARCH.
**This would
be an activity that I would use as a concluding activity of the 6th
grade library unit so that students may demonstrate their knowledge and use of the
library resources that were introduced. Resources
include, but are not limited to, encyclopedias, the card catalog, Reader’s
guide to periodical Literature, World Almanac, Ebsco Host Web,
etc.
Keith,
ReplyDeleteWhile this might be more appropriate if you're working with high school, you might want to define "war". For example, was the conflict with pirates in the Mediterranean during Jefferson's administration a war? Korea was technically a police action. Greneda? The assorted Indian wars in the 19th century?
Part of this is explaining how war powers work which may be too complex for 6th graders, but if historians can't agree on what is a war, it might trip up the students.
Rhonda