Please don't watch the video until after the activity - it will ruin some of the fun!
Directions:
2. How did you feel at the beginning of the game?
3. Who did you think would win the game at first (RED or BLUE)? Why?
4. How did you feel as the rules changed? Did you get discouraged or more confident? Why?
5. What were the reasons why the BLUE team won?
6. Historically speaking, what happened once America won the Revolutionary War? What changed in America?
Why was it important that America won the war?
7. What would have been different if America had lost the war?
- After you complete the assignments and reading for History Alive Lesson 13, create a blog post entitled, "Revolutionary Tug-of-War."
- Put a photo (or embed the video) of the tug-of-war at the top (take it from our Daily Photo Journal).
- THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT: Write a long paragraph explaining what we did and how all of the metaphors worked (Red team, incentive, timing, etc.).
- Answer the following reflection questions:
2. How did you feel at the beginning of the game?
3. Who did you think would win the game at first (RED or BLUE)? Why?
4. How did you feel as the rules changed? Did you get discouraged or more confident? Why?
5. What were the reasons why the BLUE team won?
6. Historically speaking, what happened once America won the Revolutionary War? What changed in America?
Why was it important that America won the war?
7. What would have been different if America had lost the war?