Airhead101's+War+Of+1812+Outline

Airhead101's War Of 1812 Outline
Explain to a younger student what happened during the War of 1812
 * Airhead101 is going to create a children's story about The War of 1812 that will:**

The start-finish of the War of 1812
 * My children's story will solve the following problem:**

A 13 year old boy named Charley
 * My audience will experience my story through the eyes of:**

Intro, Britain and France at War, Britain and France decision about imports from USA, Impressment, Chesapeake incident, Embargo Act, Did the Embargo act work?, Why did British help Indian Nations?, Who was Tecumseh?, What was his dream?, Battle of Tippecanoe, Impact on Tippecanoe on Tecumseh's Dream, War Hawks Point-of-View, The opposition's point-of-view, The President, the reasons, the vote, US at beginning of war compared to Britain, Privateers, Early Blunders(2), Washington, D.C. (2pp), Baltimore, Ft McHenry, Francis Scott Key, etc (4-6pp), Conclusion, Lyrics to SSB, Your interpretation
 * My children's story will have the following key historical events:**

Myself, James Madison, Francis Scott Key
 * My children's story will have the following key historical characters:**

Fort McHenry, Figures, Battle of Tippecanoe, and other places
 * My children's story will have the following key historically important concrete objects:**

Happy, Interesed
 * My children's story will make the audience feel the following emotions:**

History Channel's documentory, Social Studies Book
 * My children's story will be credible because I will support it with the following sources:**

Brainstorm -- write what each page will be about and some of the action occuring in it....then write a brief description of the picture that you will include for that page of writing. This is just the rough draft! Or, use a story board.

Page #
Pg 1.)** Charley Hughes, a 13 year old boy born in Great Britain, moved to the United States in 1802 with his mother, father, and his two younger sisters.
 * Writing & Picture


 * Pg 2.)** When he moved he had to choose whether to side with the British when the his home country went to war with France in 1803.//[French & Great U.K Flag (From Last Book]//


 * Pg 3.)** Charley read in the local gazette that both Great Britain & France did not want the U.S sending goods to one another. [//Map With Ships (From Last Book)]//


 * Pg 4.)** He also read that sailors were being impressed or forced to serve in the navy for the British. //[Ship With Person Hiding// (//From Last Book)]//


 * Pg 5.)** Charley's dad works as a sailor and while delivering goods to France, the Leopard, a British ship came across the Chesapeake, a U.S ship and tried to take 4 sailors, including Charley's dad. The Chesapeake said no and the British attacked. //[Chesapeake and Leopard At Sea (From Last Book)]//


 * Pg 6.)** Charley's dad was fine, but one sailor was killed. The U.S government was not happy with this attack. The U.S government did pass the Embargo Act stating that the U.S would have no trade with foriegn countries. //[People On Ships Giving Goods To People On Land]//


 * Pg 7.)** U.S merchants were losing money by the bucket, but France & Great Britain barely lost a penny. This was hurting Charley's family because his father couldn't work and he had to find another job, and so did Charley. //[Store With Sign Stating "Out Of Business Due To Embargo Act"]//


 * Pg 8.)** Meanwhile, The British decided to help the Indians so they could secure the Northwest Territory. The British didn't want the U.S to move West. //[British And Indians Shaking Hands With Each-Other (Part From Last Book)]//


 * Pg 9.)** Also at the same time, The War Hawks, a part of Congress, thought that Britain was trying to prevent the U.S from being a powerful country. Charley's family hope that war is not declared //[War Hawks Pointing At A Map And Talking About The British]//


 * Pg 10.)** James Madison is debating on whether to go to war or not. Though, he couldn't reach a decision. //[Him Sitting In A Chair Thinking And Writing]//


 * Pg 11.)** President Madison casted a vote and the War Hawks won, so they decided to go to war in 1812. Charley and his family did not agree with decision, though Charley and his father had to go to war and help their country. They were now and forever more, Americans //[Both Flags And Swords In Between Them]//


 * Pg 12.)** The United States gathered men with no training as long as they owned a gun, while Great Britain had a well trained army and was ready to fight. Charley told his family that he and his father would return home after the war in one piece and told his sisters and his mother not to worry. //[A Soilder From Both Sides Staring Out To The Above]//


 * Pg 13.)** Since the United States had no real navy, they encouraged pirate ships to invade British ships to make the battles at sea more even //[American's Jumping On British Ships And Trying To Seize The Ship]//


 * Pg 14.)** Charley, his father, and the rest of the gathered "army", thought that they could overtake Canada, and in result the U.S lost some of the most important forts. //[Map With Representation Of Forts Lost]//


 * Pg 15.)** After the British defeated the U.S in Canada, they marched on forward to the country's capital, Washington D.C //[Map Showing The British Moving On Forward]//


 * Pg 16.)** For revenge of burning York, Canada; the British decided to burn down the White House, and succeeded in doing so. Charley started tearing from the roof of a house, watching his country's capital fall to the ground. //[Show Burning White House]//


 * Pg 17.)** After the White House became the Black Burned House, the British was planning on attacking Baltimore. //[Either show: British Planning Attack Or White House Rubble]//


 * Pg 18.)** Baltimore was preparing for the attack, along with a naval attack on Fort McHenry by the British. Charley and his father were ready at Fort McHenry awaiting the British attack. //[U.S Preparing The Attack On Fort McHenry]//


 * Pg 19.)** The British finally arrived at Fort McHenry, and with the loud sounds of the bombs from the the British navy started the battle. //[Bombs Hitting Both Ships And The Fort]//


 * Pg 20.)** As the battle was occuring, Francis Scott Key was watching from a American ship //[Picture Of Bombardment Through His Eyes]//


 * Pg 21.)** After the long battle, the British gave up and sailed away. //[Ship Waving White Flag Of Surrender]//


 * Pg 22.)** When the ships were retreating, the Americans celebrated knowing they were undefeated and their flag still waved proudly //[American's at Fort McHenry celebrate]//


 * Pg 23.)** After the battle was fought, Francis Scott Key wrote a poem on what he saw and entitled it "The Star Spangled Banner" //[Key Writting Down The Lyrics]//


 * Pg 24.)** The next battle, The Battle of New Orleans, was won and afterword the peace treaty was signed to end the war //[American's and British Sign Treaty]//


 * Pg 25.)** The "Star-Spangled Banner" became our National Anthem in 1931, and here are the words to them. //[Write The Words To The Anthem]//