The tug of war was really fun. We had a bunch of teams too. The red team were the tallest and strongest people because that represented the british army and how much stronger they were then the American colonists. The blue teams were the shortest and weakest because that represented the American colonists and they were very weak at first two.
The White team represented the french people and Spanish people because they came in to help the colonists win the war. They came in late because they had to take the boat across the ocean and that took along time so that is why they came in late.
The Blue team was offered a prize because they got independence which is like a big prize. I think the main part of the metaphor Mr. Solarz was trying to teach us that the 20 seconds we were doing the tug of war represents the 8 years that the two sides were in war. I felt like I learned more about how the war went down and why the british ended up losing.
The one student ( Tucker ) was not offered a prize because he represented a slave and slaves were not allowed to have much rights. The White team cheered for the blue team because they were against Great Britian. Part of the red team joined late because they also needed to cross the ocean so it took some time to get there like maybe a couple years.
The blue team only had to prevent the blue team because it was there land that they were fighting to keep there land and get independence.
The White team represented the french people and Spanish people because they came in to help the colonists win the war. They came in late because they had to take the boat across the ocean and that took along time so that is why they came in late.
The Blue team was offered a prize because they got independence which is like a big prize. I think the main part of the metaphor Mr. Solarz was trying to teach us that the 20 seconds we were doing the tug of war represents the 8 years that the two sides were in war. I felt like I learned more about how the war went down and why the british ended up losing.
The one student ( Tucker ) was not offered a prize because he represented a slave and slaves were not allowed to have much rights. The White team cheered for the blue team because they were against Great Britian. Part of the red team joined late because they also needed to cross the ocean so it took some time to get there like maybe a couple years.
The blue team only had to prevent the blue team because it was there land that they were fighting to keep there land and get independence.
| 1. I was a member of the red team. I was the weakest member though. I barely got chosen. 2. I thought we were gonna lose. Because they were holding us back so I got worried. 3. I thought red would win. That was before he added all the rules. 4. It was bitter sweet. Because there were some rules that I loved and thought were totally fair. { the ones that benefited us } And then there were some that I didn't like. { The one that benefited the blue and white team. 5. The reason the blue was is because they had more people then us and they only needed to not lose and we had to win. If they tied that means they win because we were fighting to try to own there land. |