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Reflection On The Battles Of Lexington And Concord

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The lesson I chose to analyze was the first lesson I taught this semester. I taught a lesson on the Battles of Lexington and Concord on October 14, 2015. It was a lesson on learning how to analyze primary sources and using a graphic organizer to help understand the material. The students read two primary source documents, one was a diary entry from a British general, and the other was a statement 34 minutemen swore to before the Justices of the Peace. They had a graphic organizer for each and used that to guide them through the reading. Then as a class towards the end of class we discussed the documents and tried to determine who fired the first shot of the Revolutionary War. The class came up with the answer I was hoping they would, which was that it is still …show more content…

My mentor liked it so much he had me send a backup file of it to him so he could use it next year. He said that the question were great questions to ask yourself as you analyze a primary source. My graphic organizer was simple enough that it could be applied to really any written primary source. I think that I can say that it is possible the students were staying engaged was because I had a handout that demanded them to think more critically about what they were reading. I am not sure exactly what I would change because I did not get to implement my lesson as I had originally planned. I wish that the entire class was there so there would have been more opinions during discussion. I also did not have time for the last part of my lesson which included analyzing two paintings of the Battle of Lexington. The lesson had the potential for more depth critical thinking but there was not enough time. If I taught this lesson again I would have used two days rather than one. I feel this has been a constant problem of mine I attempt to fit too much material into one day and it can turn into information overload which doesn’t help anyone in the long

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