Integrated Literacy AssignmentBrittany Mercier

GLCE 5-U3.2.2

Describe the importance of Valley Forge, the Battle of Saratoga, and the Battle of Yorktown in the American Revolution.

Videos

Liberty’s Kids “Valley Forge”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92KZNSt5j2U (Part One)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQVGPyr_5QI (Part Two)

Music

American Revolution

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEDdqp5Yu5E

Yankee Doodle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzRhFH5OyHo

Poem

Battle at Yorktown by Regina S.On a cold and cloudy day a final battle made its way.Brave-hearted men stood lined with pride,all together side by side. The British soldiers on the left,Americans on the right.With heads held high, they stood to fight.Two flags were raised into the airfor all to see, for all to stare.One of red and white and blue,and of surrender one stood too.The battle had not yet begun,and yet the war was finally won.And on this day, a freedom passedthrough every patriotic soul,a freedom that would always last, an accomplished life-long goal.

Poem

Valley Forge by Lili SysAt Valley Forge didWashington's army march.They had many troubles,For that winter was harsh.

They lacked decent clothing,shelter, and food too.But somehow the men managed to come through.

Many men desertedwhile many were in pain.A lot had no strengthbut they tried hard in vain.

As winter went on,the conditions improved,volunteers helped and the army moved.

The troops had learnedthat they formed an alliance.With France at their sidethere would be no defiance!

Books

The Battle of Yorktown by Thomas J. Fleming

Significant Battles of the American Revolution

by Gordon Clarke

Books

Washington at Valley Forge

by Russell Freedman

Saratoga: Turning Point of America’s Revolutionary War

by Richard M. Ketchum

Maps

Significant Battles

Primary Source Documents

Newspaper Articles

Battle of Saratoga News Article http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_saratoga1777.html

Battle of Yorktown News Article http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_yorktown1781.html

Websites

Kid’s Info

http://www.kidinfo.com/american_history/american_revolution.html

Liberty’s Kids

http://www.libertyskids.com/index.html

Works Cited

Liberty’s Kids: #24 “Valley Forge” Part one (3 October, 2002) Liberty’s Kids: Established 1776. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92KZNSt5j2U

Liberty’s Kids: #24 “Valley Forge” Part two (3 October, 2002) Liberty’s Kids: Established 1776. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQVGPyr_5QI

American Revolution (16 October, 2009) National Treasure Soundtrack: Main Theme. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEDdqp5Yu5E

Yankee Doodle (American Patriotic Song) (2 August, 2011) Traditional. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzRhFH5OyHo

Prose-n-Poetry. (25 May, 2003) Original Poetry and Stories. Retrieved from http://www.prose-n-poetry.com/display_work/9959

Deviant Art. (26 September, 2007) General Poetry. Retrieved from http://lilisys.deviantart.com/art/Valley-Forge-poem-65875056

Works Cited

Fleming, Thomas. The Battle of Yorktown. (1968) Harpercollins Juvenile Books.

Clarke, Gordon. Significant Battles of the American Revolution. (2013). Crabtree Publishing Company.

Ketchum, Richard. Saratoga: Turning Point of America’s Revolutionary War. (1999). Holt Paperbacks.

Freedman, Russell. Washington at Valley Forge. (2008). Holiday House.

Burgoyne Surrenders At Saratoga! (1777) Liberty! The American Revolution. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_saratoga1777.html

Yorktown Is Won! (1781) Liberty! The American Revolution. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_yorktown1781.html

American Revolution. (2014) Retrieved from http://www.kidinfo.com/american_history/american_revolution.html

Liberty’s Kids. (2014) Retrieved from http://www.libertyskids.com/index.html