Sydney Sniezek

Minorities and the War

I. Title: Minorities and the War

Date: --
Standards:
1. 8.3.4.D: Distinguish between conflict and cooperation among groups and organization that
impacted the history and development of the United States
 Ethnicity and Race
 Working Conditions
 Immigration
 Military Conflict
 Economic Stability
2. 8.3.4.C: Explain how continuity and change in U.S. history have influenced personal
development and identity.
 Belief systems and religions
 Commerce and industry
 Technology
 Politics and government
 Physical and human geography
 Social organizations
II. Objectives
1. Students will complete a Chalkboard Splash about a given prompt about what they know
about who was involved in the Revolutionary War.
2. Students will read the text material in small groups and discuss what was read using Bounce
Cards. Then students will use a ripple method to discuss in small groups their reading, then
as a class, each group will share their insights about what was read and their understanding
of it.
3. Using a concept map, students will connect main concepts discussed in the reading as an
entire class.
III. Materials
 Post-it Notes for each student
 Bounce Cards for each student
 Concept Map topics worksheet
 Tape
 Scissors
 1 Flip Chart page
 Writing utensil for each student
IV. Procedure
Before (Chalkboard Splash) (5 minutes)
1. The teacher will write largely on the board, “Who was involved in the Revolutionary War?”
2. Students will take their post-it note and write what they know about who was involved in
the war.
3. Students will then take their post-it and hang it on the board near the prompt.
 4. Once all students are seated, the teacher will read aloud each post-it note and discuss who
was involved in the Revolutionary War.
5. To transition into the second part of the lesson, the teacher will explain that while there
were two sides of the people involved in the war, here at home there were several other
groups who were also involved.
During (Bounce Cards and Ripple) (25 minutes)
6. After the Chalkboard Splash is completed, students will be placed into 3 groups by
counting off by threes. Ones will be a group; twos will be a group and so on.
7. Once in their groups, group one will be assigned to read African Americans and the War
in their text material. Group two will be assigned to read Indians and the War, and group
three will be assigned to read Women and the War.
8. During their reading, students must use their Bounce Cards to discuss topics brought up
in their reading. They must use at least one statement from each heading (Bounce, Sum It
Up, Inquire). They will receive 15 minutes to discuss in small groups.
9. After they finish their reading, the group will Ripple and discuss the most important
concepts within each of their passages, then each group will share with the class their most
important concepts. This should take no longer than 5 minutes.
After (Concept Map) (15 minutes)
10. After discussion as a class about each concept in their small groups, the entire class will
work together to construct a concept map.
11. The students will receive a flip chart page, and a main concepts worksheet. The students
must cut the concepts out of worksheet, and tape them onto the flip chart page.
12. The concepts must be placed strategically so that each topic connects to the next. The
students must write a sentence or two between each concept explaining how they connect
to one another.
13. Once this is complete, they will present to the teacher their finished product and explain
why they connected topics the way that they did.

Total: Approximately 45 minutes

V. Reflection