Fifth Grade Social Studies

Introduction

Boston Tea Party - Exploration of Our Nation [video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-9pDZMRCpQ&list=PLJLEafviXRt8Et-_OOqy-…]

Task

Create a graphic organizer of the events in history that lead up to the Boston Tea Party and the precautions taken after the Boston Tea Party took place. We will also take a pre-test to assess out knowldege of the Boston Tea Party. http://www.kathyhanke.com/reviewtests/roadtorevolution.htm

Process

After you have completed your graphic organizer timeline choose from the follwoing books and write a quick summary of what the Boston Tea Party was all about. Be prepared to share your summary with the class.

Evaluation

To check for understanding and comprehsion we will watch this short Liberty Kids clip on the Boston Tea Party and discuss why this event was so important in our history. [video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ-FWHN3ljI]

Conclusion

We will conclude out Boston Tea Party lesson by listening and taking notes as eveyone shares their their summaries of their interpration of what the Boston Tea Party if you forgot to add an important key element in the event. We will display our individual summaries and timeline grahic organizers ourside of our room for other classrooms to read and enjoy. We will take our pre-test as a post-test and compare what the stundets acquired during this lesson. http://www.kathyhanke.com/reviewtests/roadtorevolution.htm Examples of the stundets possible graphic organizers: