The Midnight Ride of

Paul Revere

A hyperdoc created by

Rayna L. Freedman

@rlfreedm

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American Revolution:

Why is it important to know background knowledge when reading?

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Click here to view a BrainPOP on the American Revolution.

• Read p.230 Sequence and Graphic Organizers.
• Read “Before the Midnight Ride.” Make a graphic organizer like the one on p.230 for the sequence of events in the article in the space to the right.

Vocabulary 101:

Use the glossary of your book to help you!

What is a steed?

If you magnify something what does that mean?

Describe what it means to be in a somber mood.

If you linger what are you doing?

Elements of poetry

The story you are about to read is a poem. Watch the video. As you read the narrative poem, The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, notice the rhyme and the rhythm.

Listen to the story of Paul Revere’s Ride. You should follow along in your Reading Street book.

Elements of poetry

What elements of poetry did you notice? Tell a few and give examples from the text.

Learn About Paul’s House! Is his house like yours? Or different? Explain below.

Imagine you are a newspaper reporter!

• You are breaking the story about the midnight ride of Paul Revere.
• Think about an attention grabbing headline for your article. Think about the message you want to convey.

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• Write the lead paragraph for the article that addresses some of the 5 Ws

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Be a cartographer: Make a Map or Build a Tour!

You are going to create a Google My Map or Build a Tour of Paul Revere’s Ride!

Watch this video to learn more about My Map!

Click on the link to learn about Tour Builder! This will also give you some hints about using Tour Builder!

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To extend your learning read more about what you can do with MyMaps here! Watch a Tour Builder example here!

ONWARD

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Make the Map of Paul Revere’s Ride with a classmate

1. Find 1-2 classmates to partner with (does not have to be in your group)
2. Ride along with Paul on an interactive online map before creating your own.
3. Decide if you will use Tour Builder or My Maps.
1. The highest agent number should create a Google My Map and share it with his or her group mates. Click here to learn how to do that. If you use Tour Builder the lowest agent number will create the tour.
4. You and your partners are going to recreate the story of Paul Revere!
• Make a map or build a tour of Paul’s Ride in present day Boston.
• Label the map with key events and locations of Paul Revere’s Ride.
• You can include pins with photos, text, and video.
5. This might help give you some ideas! CLICK ME!
6. Share the link with me of your Map or Tour here!

YOU BE THE JUDGE!

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Can you believe this one? Many people argue that Longfellow’s account of Paul Revere’s Ride is not true. Read the Real Story of Paul Revere’s Ride. On the next slide using details from both Longfellow’s poem and the article tell me who you side with and why. Do you think Longfellow’s account is accurate or is the real story of Paul Revere accurate? YOU BE THE JUDGE!

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Revolutionary War Women

Meet Deborah Sampson!

Read p.252-253. Complete the Writing Across Texts assignment. Discuss with a classmate before writing. Use details from both stories to support your thinking.

Reflection Time!

As a learner things I did well on this Hyperdoc were:

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As a learner things I need to work on were: