Revolutionary War Connections

Teacher/Coordinator: Sandra Giunta
Teacher E-mail: sgiunta@gcsny.org
School: Goshen Intermediate School
School Address:Goshen, NY, USA

Age/Level of Students: 8-12 yrs.

Curriclum areas targeted: Social Studies, Language Arts

Project Description:
"Revolutionary Connections" is a collaborative web project which publishes student research about local history related to the American Revolutionary War. The online publication will include original student art work. Schools from US, Great Britain, Canada and France that are interested in Revolutionary War history are welcome to join.

The Question:
People, events, and battles related to the American Revolution.

The Action:
Students will research local history in relation to the American Revolution or adopt an area to research. Original art work with illustrate the research topics.

Sharing:
Articles will be written about topics research and with the illustrations will be posted on web pages to share with other schools. A personal overview of the Revolutionary War will be the final outcome.

Schedule:
Register now; project begins Jan. 9, 2003; contributions due by April 15, 2003; publication by May 1, 2003

Project URL: http://gis.gcsny.org/pages/online/revproj.html