Pender+County

8th Grade Social Studies ** : Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge ** ** __Subject Matter__: ** Students will explore the signifance and the outcome of the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge in Pender Co, North Carolina. ** __Approaches__: ** View Images/Website: [] Research: [] -Students will be presented with background information through images, websites, maps, and a video clip from the movie, The Patriot. -Students will be asked to think about how the Patriots used the bridge to gain victory over the Loyalists. They will determine how the bridge was so influential for the Patriots win. -Students will construct their own meaning of the event by building their own interpretation of the bridge using popsicle sticks and vaseline. This hands-on activity will allow students to see the logistics of how soldiers were forced to cross single file, shot, and easily drowned through the Patriots manipulation of the bridge.

-They will show their understanding of how the Patriots removed the planks of the bridge and smeared the beams with lard before the Loyalists arrived, forcing them to cross single file and leaving them open for attack. They will then see how the Patriots were able to easily open fire on them at pointblank range, killing many instantly and drowning others in the creek below.

** __Determining Students Understanding of Lesson:__ **

-After Students have watched the video clip and have learned background information about the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge, they will successfully be able to construct their own personal account of the battle through //building an artifact// (activity type) to demonstrate their understanding of the significance of the bridge itself. -Crystal Dunn