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Multiple Intelligence Activity
Stephanie Koerner
Timothy Koerner
Jessica Glasco
History Lesson
Interpersonal Intelligence
 Giving feedback to the teacher or to classmates
 Intuiting other's feelings
 Empathy practices
 Establishing a Division of Labor
 Person-to-person communication
 Cooperative learning strategies
 Collaborative skills
 Receiving feedback
 Sensing other's motives
 Group projects
 Teaching someone else something new
 Other points of view
 Creating group rules
 Acting in a play or simulation
 Conducting an interview
History Lesson
Interpersonal Intelligence
Causes of the American Revolution:
Interpreting Political Cartoons
 Designed for fourth grade social studies students of various
levels of achievement and learning abilities. It can easily be
extended to higher grade levels.
 Prior to beginning, students should be familiar with the
events of the Revolutionary War.
 The students will work cooperatively to analyze information
and answer questions in a complete and cohesive manner.
History Lesson
Interpersonal Intelligence
Objectives
 The student will be able to work collaboratively to interpret
and describe thoughts, feelings, beliefs, motivations and
challenges of historical figures during the Revolutionary
War. Student groups will use primary sources to determine
the causes leading up to the events of a critical period in
American history and use critical thinking skills to interpret
and analyze political cartoons. The students will discuss as
a group and realize the importance of primary sources in
writing accurate accounts of history.
History Lesson
Interpersonal Intelligence
Independent Practice/ Assessments
 The students will work in groups of 3 (chosen randomly from
popsicle sticks) to interpret and translate the meaning behind
political cartoons from the Revolutionary War Era. The
assessment will be based on how well the students work together
to form cohesive responses to the critical thinking questions
provided.
Directions
 Interpreting Political Cartoons: A cartoon is a drawing,
representational or symbolic, that makes a satirical, witty, or
humorous point. It may or may not have a caption and may
comprise of more than one panel. Cartoons usually appear in
periodical publications. Most frequently, their targets are in the
field of political or public affairs, but they may be social customs,
fashions, or sports events or personalities.
 This task is based on the accompanying documents (1- 5).The
task is designed to test your ability to work with historical
cartoons. As you analyze the cartoons, take into account both
the source of the document and the author's point of view. As a
group, read the historical background and look at each cartoon
to discuss and answer the critical thinking questions after each
cartoon.
Directions
Most historians agree that the American Revolution was caused by
series of events and growing differences between the colonists and
England. Analyze the following political cartoons to determine the
causes of the war, and how the Founding Fathers used propaganda to
persuade and incite the colonists to revolt against England.
Answer questions about the meaning and intended use of a political
cartoon as it relates to the American Revolution accordingly
 Knowledge: Describe the political events, figures, and ideas in the
political cartoon.
 Reasoning: Interpret the message in the political cartoon in terms of
events leading to the American Revolution.
 Communication: Answer questions about the political cartoon in a way
that provides evidence of knowledge and reasoning processes
Follow-up Ideas
 Jigsaw puzzle of the events leading up to the Revolutionary
War: each student learns a certain “piece” or event that lead
to the war and then teaches the class until all events are
combined illustrating the entire timeline
 Role play conversations from various historical figures, such
as Paul Revere, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, etc.
 Hold a debate where students represent the opposing views
between the English Government and the American Colonies
Sources
Project URL:
www.ccsd.edu/web/elementary/link/LMS/RocklandRev/rockland_
county_during_the_revol.htm