What do Capture the Flag and The Revolutionary War have in common?

This past Friday the 8th grade had the opportunity to participate in an experiential exercise that helped them better understand the various factors of the Revolutionary War. They participated in 6 rounds of Capture the Flag which were each analogous to the course of the war for independence from Great Britain. In each round, the rules changed just enough to tilt the outcome of the game in the Blue Team’s (Patriot’s) favor. It was a great illustration of how the Continental army was able to defeat the British. The students had a great time and at the end of the 6 rounds had already begun to come up with their own analogies between the game they just played and the Revolutionary War. Over the course of the next week, the 8th grade history class will look at the historical analogies between the modified Capture the Flag game and the War for Independence.