Grammar
Identify the subject and predicate in this sentence:
The soldiers were very muddy from the rain.
subject: The soldiers
predicate: were very muddy from the rain.
Who were the two main sides in the Revolutionary War?
What countries border the United States?
Canada and Mexico
Who were Loyalists?
People who supported Great Britain during the war and waned to stay under British rule.
What is a summary?
Retelling of a story or a shorter version of a story
Is this a complete sentence? If not, fix it so it is correct.
Because the colonists were mad.
example: Because the colonists were mad, they threw tea into the harbor.
Who was the King of Britain during the Revolutionary war?
King George III
What is the most popular language in the world?
Mandarin Chinese
Who were the Patriots?
People who wanted independence from Great Britain.
Name the 4 parts of a summary?
1. title and author
2. main idea
3. topic
4. key details
Identify the verbs in the sentence:
The colonists threw snowballs at soldiers and the soldiers shot colonists.
threw and shot
What was the name of the document that colonists' leaders signed that said they were free from British rule?
Declaration of Independence
What is the largest ocean?
Pacific Ocean
Who was the first president of the United States?
Double points if you can name the second president of the United States.
1. George Washington
2. John Adams
Do you want a summary to be in your own words or in the words from the text? Why?
In your own words. A summary is a retelling of a story in new words.
What is a conjunction?
Words that connect clauses together
What was the Boston Massacre?
When colonist threw snowballs at soldiers and the soldiers got scared and shot into the colonist crowd, killing 5.
Which ancient civilization ,or country, started the Olympic Games?
Greece
What was the Boston Tea Party?
When colonists dumped tea into the harbor to protest taxes on tea
What part of a summary is missing from this:
An Incomplete Revolution by Paul Revere is mostly about African Americans experiences during the war. One key detail is that African Americans served in both British and Patriot armies. Another key detail is they were treated horribly unfairly before, during and after the war. Most of them were enslaved people.
Main idea
Identify 2 nouns, 2 verb and 2 adjectives from this sentence:
Writing a summary is as boring as staring at a gray wall.
noun: summary, wall
Verb: is, staring, writing
Adjective: boring, gray,
Name 3 causes of the Revolutionary War.
taxes, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Stamp act, intolerable Acts,
Riddle: What has to be broken before you can use it?
eggs
What day was the Declaration of Independence signed? (month, day, year)
July 4, 1776
What part of a summary is missing from this:
The poem tells the story of Revere’s brave nighttime journey to warn the American colonists that British troops were coming. The main idea is that Paul Revere played an important role in alerting the colonial military before the battles of Lexington and Concord. One important detail is that he rode through the night to deliver his warning. Another key detail is that his message helped prepare the colonists, which began the American Revolution.
Title and author