Process

First, you will be assigned to a group of 5-6 students. When you get into your group, you will decide which figure from the Revolutionary War era your group will research. Abigail Adams Alexander Hamilton Anthony Wayne Benedict Arnold Benjamin Franklin Betsy Ross Beverley Robinson, Sr. Catharine Sedgwick Catherine Ferguson Charles Cornwallis Dolley Madison Francis Marion General Gage George Washington Governor Hutchinson Henry Clinton Henry Knox James Madison James Monroe John Adams John Hancock John Jay John Paul Jones Joseph Brant Lucretia Mott Martha Washington Mary Ball Washington Mary Philipse Mercy Warren Molly Pitcher Nathanael Greene Nathan Hale Patrick Henry Phillip Warren Phyllis Wheatley Samuel Adams Thomas Jefferson Thomas Paine
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Next, your group will begin to brainstorm ideas for the **presentation** and **debate**. To do so, your group will visit the websites or utilize the books listed in the **Resources** section below to become more familiar with the information that can be used as the basis of the presentation. To finish the rest of the project, each group member will need to choose one of the following positions: Each member of the team will additionally be responsible for the creation of an **I-Search report** on the process that he or she went through from the beginning of research to the culminating presentation. As part of the presentation, each group member will state a **summary** of their role prior to the actor performing in front of class.
 * **// Costumer/Taskmaster: //** Research the era to make sure that the actor has a costume appropriate for the historical figure he or she is depicting; may find costume resources from local drama departments. Keep track of time during group work and group on the task at hand. Also, make sure deadlines are met.
 * **// Historian (2): //** Research the era, noting information that can be used by the speechwriters, the costumer, and the actor. Make/delegate prop production and evaluate props for authenticity. Use props, if needed, to depict setting.
 * **// Speechwriter (2): //** Type the actor’s script and record the group’s effort during brainstorming and research sessions. Also, use quotations from the novel in speech as appropriate.
 * **// Speaker: //** Responsible for knowing lines and presenting the culmination of the group’s effort at research in the **presentation** and **debate**.

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