Subject Matter: History-Social
Studies
Grade Level: 5th
Grade
Lesson Objective:
Learners will
demonstrate knowledge of the roles women played in the Revolutionary war and
how their efforts have impacted our nation.
Common Core State
Standard and/or Academic Content Standard:
5.6.3 Students
understand the course and consequences of the American Revolution:
Identify the different roles women played during the
Revolution (e.g., Abigail Adams, Martha Washington, Molly Pitcher, Phillis
Wheatley, Mercy Otis Warren).
Technology
Standard: NETS for Students:
3. Knowledge
Constructor: Students critically curate a
variety of resources using digital tools to construct knowledge, produce
creative artifacts and make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and
others.
3.a: Students plan and employ
effective research strategies to locate information and other
resources for their intellectual or creative pursuits.
Website Addresses
Used as Resources:
Student Research
Questions:
Essential Question:
- How did women’s role in the Revolutionary War affect society as a whole then and now?
Subsidiary Questions:
2. How did women use their roles as homemakers to assist military
leaders in advances with the war?
3. What ways did the women in war pass on intelligence
information to their superiors?
4. What is Martha Bratton famous for? What can you infer about her character the
quotes you have read about her?
5. What ideas and insight did Abigail Adams have on women’s
rights at the time? Do you notice her influence on today’s society?
6. Which ideals did Mercy Otis Warren hold that directly
affect your life today? What was
exceptional about her occupation?
7. Describe the accounts of Nancy Hart’s bravery and the lesson
taught to her daughter?
8. What important roles did women hold in the Revolutionary
War?
9. Which symbol of freedom do you see daily that was contributed
by a women in the Revolutionary War?
What was her name?
10. What impact did the war have on wages for women?
