General Objective:  Have students gain knowledge on a particular topic leading up to the revolution, while practicing writing skills in the format of a newspaper article.

Procedure:
    1.  Tell students to choose an event that led up to the Revolutionary
         War.
    2.  Have students write about the event in newspaper article form.
         Tell them to include who, what, where, when, why, and to add
         quotes.
    3.  Use the articles to compile a newspaper or bulletin board.

Materials needed:  Social Studies book
                             Format for a newspaper article
 

   This is a simple and fun lesson that I used in my classroom.  Students will pick an event such as the Boston Tea Party, and write about it in newspaper article form.  Students should pretend that they are living during the time the event is taking place.  My students created their own headlines for each of their newspapers.  They also came up with quotes that they believed historical figures might have said about the event.  They finished their articles by including pictures they found on the Internet.  This lesson can be used to discuss any period within history.  It provides a fun and enetertaining way for children to learn facts about certain historical events.  To view a sample of one of the articles, please click on the globe below.