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activities The contributions of African-Americans to the
American Revolution are the focus of this Social Studies and
language arts lesson. After reading and discussing Linda Crotta
Brennan’s The Black Regiment of the American Revolution, class
members use print and media resources to gather information
about the major events in the book, write newspaper articles,
layout and publish a newspaper. Learners who have a grasp on the
events of the Revolutionary war view clips from five different
films as secondary sources. They take notes on each clip
thinking about historic inaccuracies. They then view parts of
the film The Patriot and build an argumentative essay in defense
or opposition to Mel Gibson's justification for altering
history. Students discover the American Revolution by creating a
movie in class. For this documentary film ma