Title:
Duckster's American Revolution Page
Website information:
http://www.ducksters.com/history/revolutionarywartimeline.php
Weekly Requirement:
Media Item
Plot Description:
Duckster's is an educational website that is like a mini-online encyclopedia for elementary age children that includes information on a variety of topics including U.S. History. Duckster's American Revolution page includes information about Revolutionary War events such as the Boston Tea Party and Valley Forge, battles such as the Battle of Saratoga and the Battle of Yorktown, people such Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, and other miscellaneous information about the American Revolution. All of the information if filled with important facts that students will find useful when they are learning about the American Revolution.
Quantitative Reading Level:
Gunning-Fog 7.8
Qualitative Reading Analysis:
The complexity of the website's purpose is low because the website's educational purpose is easy to identify. There are elements of the sites structure that add complexity such as the use of famous Revolutionary War paintings for visuals. Paragraph heads and subheads are add complexity historical facts and biographies. The page does have some complex knowledge demands. Readers do not need a lot of prior understanding of the Revolutionary War to understand the page, but one complex element is that some of the biographies include intertextuality with their links to related Revolutionary War Documents, such as Patrick Henry's biography's link to information on the Constitution.
Content Area:
History
Maine Common Core Content Area Standard:
Curriculum Suggestion:
This is a great learning tool that teachers can share with their students who are learning about the American Revolution. Teachers can have students read about the people in the American Revolution and use the biographies links to write a report about the person of their choice.
Website information:
http://www.ducksters.com/history/revolutionarywartimeline.php
Weekly Requirement:
Media Item
Plot Description:
Duckster's is an educational website that is like a mini-online encyclopedia for elementary age children that includes information on a variety of topics including U.S. History. Duckster's American Revolution page includes information about Revolutionary War events such as the Boston Tea Party and Valley Forge, battles such as the Battle of Saratoga and the Battle of Yorktown, people such Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, and other miscellaneous information about the American Revolution. All of the information if filled with important facts that students will find useful when they are learning about the American Revolution.
Quantitative Reading Level:
Gunning-Fog 7.8
Qualitative Reading Analysis:
The complexity of the website's purpose is low because the website's educational purpose is easy to identify. There are elements of the sites structure that add complexity such as the use of famous Revolutionary War paintings for visuals. Paragraph heads and subheads are add complexity historical facts and biographies. The page does have some complex knowledge demands. Readers do not need a lot of prior understanding of the Revolutionary War to understand the page, but one complex element is that some of the biographies include intertextuality with their links to related Revolutionary War Documents, such as Patrick Henry's biography's link to information on the Constitution.
Content Area:
History
Maine Common Core Content Area Standard:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.1
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.3
Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.4
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.5
Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
Curriculum Suggestion:
This is a great learning tool that teachers can share with their students who are learning about the American Revolution. Teachers can have students read about the people in the American Revolution and use the biographies links to write a report about the person of their choice.
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