We will work in pairs Thursday and Friday, and make trading cards about battles of the American Revolution. Your trading card will be a piece of copy paper, folded in half, and folded in half again, and cut in two. Then glue the bottom of the trading card so that it is one piece.

Use your computer to help you with your research. The front of the card should include a map of the battle that is carefully illustrated. The card should contain the information listed below.

Front-
Name of battle
Map of Battle
Your team’s names

Back-
Name of Battle
Date
Location of Battle
Who won the Battle
Details of the Battle

Scoring Rubric-make sure you read the rubric to see how the trading card will be scored:

Name of Battle on front and back ______ 10
Map of Battle that is neat and colorful ______ 10
Date of Battle ______ 5
Location of Battle ______ 10
Tells who won ______ 5
Includes at least 5 facts describing the battle ______ 30
Correct spelling and grammar ______ 10
Information is accurate ______ 10
Card is neat and organized ______ 10
Total 100
Rough draft paper

American Revolution
Battle Trading Card

Battle:______________________________

Date:_________________________________

Location of Battle:____________________

Who Won? _______________________

War details:
___________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Final Copy- Print on card stock and glue two sheets together.