MYSTERY
Historians question. In this lesson, students will analyze the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the Worcester Rebellion. They will examine primary sources, corroborate information, and create timelines as they consider when the Revolutionary War really began. Students will select a claim and support it with reasoning and evidence to answer the mystery question: Did the American Revolutionary War really start at Lexington and Concord?
“As a second and third grade teacher for the entirety of my career I had long taught students history through inquiry. Seeing students explore history in this way has been SUCH a joy! Lightbulb moments galore! A teacher’s dream!...unlike lessons I had taught in the past, I didn’t have to find the primary sources. I didn’t have to research them. I didn’t have to write the lesson plan from scratch. I didn’t have to do anything but read the lesson plan… and teach the lesson!”
“I just used the first lesson in the Mapping Unit. It was so great to get students talking about what they noticed and also expand their thinking on how maps have a special purpose to the user.”
"I love that students got to look at REAL court cases! And it was so easy to use!"
"I liked the simplicity of the handouts. Not too much there to be overwhelming--just enough. Simple, clear directions. The photographs of the clues were great for the students to have."
This Mystery is included in the following Private i History Detectives Unit:
How Did Opposition to Laws Fuel the American Revolutionary War?
Other Mysteries in this Unit: