SSUSH4 The student will identify
the ideological, military, and
diplomatic aspects of the
American Revolution.
Given an audio historical
reenactment of the Battle of
the Cowpens, during the
American Revolution,
students will compare and
contrast Cowpens to three
other Revolutionary battles of
ther choice, by identifying at
least one key difference and
one key similarity between
Cowpens, each of the
other battles, and their historical significance
ACTIVITY 1: Students will listen to a Podcast of the Battle of Cowpens during the
American revolution. ACTIVITY 2: Students will conduct group brainstorming
sessions to analyze General Morgan's tactics and their historical significance, and
the significance of the outcome of the battle of the Cowpens on history. ACTIVITY 3: Students will
conduct group briefings on the significance of the Battle of Cowpens on history.
Each of four groups will have a different instructional focus. ACTIVITY 4: Students
will conduct media research on four battles during the American revolution, using
technology of their choice, or written material, in preparation for their lesson essay.
ASSESSMENT: Students will write an essay
comparing and contrasting the Battle of the Cowpens with three other battles which
occured during the American revolution, in
accordance with an assigned rubric.
https://soundcloud.com/matheny1/daniel-morgan (Daniel Morgan podcast)