The purpose of this activity is to get students more active in the learning process, to have students realize that it is people who have an impact on our history, to have students learn about the people and events in the American Revolution, and have students become aware of the shortage of information written about women during this time period. Identify the impact that certain people from the Revolutionary War had on our country's history and that we still feel today. Rationalize why there is not a lot written about women during the Revolutionary War time period. Rationalize how and why it is people who impact our history. Tell how they, as citizens or the U.S., can or will impact future history.
Students choose a historical figure from the Revolutionary War and become that figure.
Students will choose a product and present it in first person form to the class. Students will dress as their historical figure and be videotaped as they present their product.