Big Read Additional Resources

Newspaper broadside illustration of the Boston Massacre

For Adults:

Correspondence and Other Writings of Seven Major Shapers of the United States: https://founders.archives.gov/

Museum of the American Revolution: https://www.amrevmuseum.org/

American Revolution Institute: https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/

National Park Service Timeline of the Revolution: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/americanrevolution/timeline.htm

Library of Congress: The American Revolution: https://guides.loc.gov/american-revolution/introduction

PBS The American Revolution: https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-american-revolution/

Colonial Williamsburg – The American Revolution: https://www.ouramericanrevolution.org/

For Educators/Teens:

Rise to Rebellion by Jeff Shaara Teaching Guide: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/164541/rise-to-rebellion-by-jeff-shaara/9780345478504/teachers-guide/

Rise to Rebellion by Jeff Shaara Question Packet: https://www.bkwschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Rise-to-Rebellion-Questions.pdf

Bookey Rise to Rebellion Discussion Questions: https://www.bookey.app/book/rise-to-rebellion/qa

Correspondence and Other Writings of Seven Major Shapers of the United States, Teachers Resources: https://founders.archives.gov/content/lesson_plans

Museum of the American Revolution for Students & Educators: https://www.amrevmuseum.org/learn-and-explore/for-students-and-educators

Daughters of the American Revolution – Educator Lesson Plans: https://www.dar.org/national-society/education/dar-lesson-plans
https://www.dar.org/museum/education/teacher-resources

American Revolution Institute Lesson Plans: https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/lesson-plans/

Colonial Williamsburg Teacher’s Resources

Lithograph of a common household kitchen during the American Revolution. Shows chldren playing, while women tend to the cooking in the hearth, and a young adult churning butter in the background.

For Educators/Children:

Daughters of the American Revolution – Educator Lesson Plans: https://www.dar.org/national-society/education/dar-lesson-plans
https://www.dar.org/museum/education/teacher-resources

AmericanRevolution.org: https://www.americanrevolution.org/

Colonial Williamsburg Teacher’s Resources