Midnight Ride of Paul Revere Vocabulary

Part 1: "Fact and Fiction" timelines

For this Center you are going to construct 2 timelines.

The 1st timeline will be based on your story "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere."

This will be your "Fictional" timeline.

Your timeline must contain 8 events and times as they are presented in the story.

The 2nd timeline will be based on facts gathered from the below websites.

It also must contain 8 events and times.

This will be your "Factual" timeline.

Worldbookonline

The Old North Church

Battle of Lexington and Concord

Paul Revere: Messenger of the Revolution

Watch a short video of Paul Revere and his famous ride.

Statue of Paul Revere in Boston

The Paul Revere House

This site has information about the life of Paul Revere. Includes the house history, the famous midnight ride complete with a map, and his biography. 

Paul Revere's Account

The history of the famous ride from Paul Revere

Battle of Lexington and Concord: Wikipedia page

More on Lexington and Concord

Part 2: News Report: "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

     In this activity, your entire group will be creating and presenting a newscast. Your newscast will consist of 2 parts. The first part will consist of your "Lead Story." You must have a written copy to turn in and use a teleprompter for your presentation. Background pictures and effects for the Smartboard are optional. Your story will deal with Paul Revere's famous ride.  Use information gathered from "Part 1" to answer the 5 W's and How. The second part of your newscast will be an interview of Paul Revere. Use your work from the Writing activities this week to create your questions and answers. A copy of your questions and answers will be turned in with your "Center" folders.

     All team members must participate in the newscast.

Use this Timeline Template to create your timelines

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