Week 1

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Lesson

Britain Taxes the

Colonies: The Stamp Act

The Townshend Acts

Creating Posters of Protest

The Colonists Rebel: The

Boston Massacre

Boston Tea Party

Objectiv
es

Students will be able to

experience what the
colonists did when it came
to being taxed.

Students will be able to

experience what the
colonists did when it came
to being taxed.

Students will be able to put

themselves in the shoes of
the colonist to protest the
war with the British.

Students will be able to

draw important information
from the reading.

Students will be able to

record the definition of Tea
Act and Intolerable Act.

Students will be able to

define the Stamp Act.

Students will be able to

define Patrick Henry,
Samuel Adams, Sons of
Liberty, Boycott, Tariff, and
Daughters of Liberty.

Students will be able to

create their own
propaganda posters
opposing British Laws.

Students will be able to

analyze how different
sources report different
viewpoints about the
Boston Massacre.

Students will be able to

form their own definition of
the Boston Tea Party
based on the video.

Students will be able to

record their findings in the
Road to War Packet
Students will be able to
hypothesize what is worth
fighting for.

Assess
ments

Formative- Listen for

students reactions as tax
collectors continue to take
their smarties.
Summative- Fill in the
Acting Out worksheet with
the various acts.

Students will be able to

hypothesize about different
communication strategies
in the colonies, then define
the one used.

Students will be able to

record their findings in the
Road to War Packet

Formative- Be sure
students are following
along. Have them record
as we go.
Summative- They will turn in
their packet at the end for a
grade.

Formative- Have students

share their idea for a poster
with me prior to handing
them out.
Summative- Turn in posters
at the end of class.

Formative- Record what

they listened for in the
packets. Pose probing
questions.
Summative- Use their
packets after the reading
as a summative review.

Students will be able to

predict how they think the
British are going to
respond to the BTP.
Students will be able to see
perspectives of both sides
of the war.
Formative- Make
prediction.
Summative- Packet
recordings.

Week 1

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Standar
ds

5 U3.1.2 Describe the

causes and effects of
events such as the Stamp
Act, Boston Tea Party, the
Intolerable Acts, and the
Boston Massacre.
5 U3.1.8 Identify a
problem confronting
people in the colonies,
identify alternative
choices for addressing the
problem with possible
consequences, and
describe the course of
action taken.
5 U3.1.1 Describe the
role of the French and
Indian War, how British
policy toward the colonies
in America changed from
1763 to 1775, and colonial
dissatisfaction with the
new policy. (National
Geography Standard 13 p.
169 C, E)

5 U3.1.2 Describe the

causes and effects of
events such as the Stamp
Act, Boston Tea Party, the
Intolerable Acts, and the
Boston Massacre.

5 U3.1.2 Describe the

causes and effects of
events such as the Stamp
Act, Boston Tea Party, the
Intolerable Acts, and the
Boston Massacre.

5 U3.1.2 Describe the

causes and effects of
events such as the Stamp
Act, Boston Tea Party, the
Intolerable Acts, and the
Boston Massacre.

5 U3.1.2 Describe the

causes and effects of
events such as the Stamp
Act, Boston Tea Party, the
Intolerable Acts, and the
Boston Massacre.

Art, music

Reading, LA

Int.Disc
Technol
ogy

Reading, LA

5 U3.2.3 Compare the

role of women, African
Americans, American
Indians, and France in
helping shape the outcome
of the war. (Women only)

CD of American Wartime
songs (Yankee Doodle,
etc.)

powerpoint and embedded

videos located here: https://
docs.google.com/
presentation/d/
1RmqmQxpJyTwbtd7Mh_77I
9fwJlC8RDg884yrSPZahqk/
edit#slide=id.gd0adf84c6_0_
91