Battle Presentations – The Revolutionary War

 

Plan of Action – Due Thursday, October 1

This must be typed.  It will count as a test grade.

 

You will be responsible for turning in the information for your presentation.  It will count as a single test grade. Please download this worksheet and type it up so that you can have as much space as you need to answer the questions fully.  Give me a detailed summary (perhaps in a bullet-point list) of the information that you will be presenting so that I can judge whether you have sufficient information for your presentation.  The possible points for each answer is in parentheses.  It totals to 300 points.

 

  1. What are you going to tell the class about important events that led up to your battle?  How are you going to make it clear to them how this battle fits overall into the narrative of the war?  Summarize this material. (35 pts.)

 

  1. What are you planning to cover concerning the battle tactics that each side used?  What will be important for you to teach them about how this battle turned out? (35 pts.)

 

  1. Which military leaders are you going to discuss?  What information are you going to give and what anecdotes will you tell to help the class form an idea of what type of men these were? Don’t limit yourself to biographical facts, but explain the analysis of their leadership qualities that you plan to include. (35 pts.)

 

  1. Why did the battle turn out the way it did?  What mistakes did either side make?  What advantages or disadvantages did either side have that influenced the outcome of the battle?  How could the battle have turned out differently?  How do you plan to explain to the class about why the battle turned out this way? (40 pts.)

 

  1. What are you going tell the class about the impact of this battle on the course of the war? (35 pts.)

 

  1. What primary sources are you using?  How do you plan to use them?   What quotes will you use in your presentation? How are you going to weave them throughout your presentation? Include them in this assignment.  (30 pts.)

 

  1. What specific stories and anecdotes are you going to tell to illuminate your presentation and make it more interesting and enlightening? (40 pts.)

 

  1. What visuals are you planning to use?  What is the format of your presentation: PowerPoint, transparencies, posters, etc.? Do you have a map?  Where is it from?  Are you going to hand it out or just use it in your presentation?  What pictures are you going to use?  Remember: the more pictures the better – it’s boring to look at powerpoints full of writing.  Be specific about what pictures you’ve found.  (25 pts.)

 

  1. Give the bibliography for your presentation.  You need sources other than the internet and the textbook.  Include the primary sources you’ve found.  I want to see that you’re taking seriously the task of researching your battle so that you can teach it to the class.  For correct bibliographical format,  I cheat and use The Citation Machine to generate my bibliographic entries.  I love it. (25 pts.) http://citationmachine.net/index.php