Boston Massacre Court

Correlation to State Content Standards

8.1.1: Describe the relationship between the moral and political ideas of the Great Awaken­ ing and the development of revolutionary fervor.

7.7.2: Study the roles of people in each society, including class structures, family life, war­ fare, religious beliefs and practices, and slavery.

Expected Student Outcomes (Objective)

Students will be able to:

8th Grade

1. Explain the events of the Boston Massacre through the British perspective.

2. Summarize the aftermath of the Boston Massacre Court Case.

7th Grade

1. Identify and Understand the origins of the Aztec civilization.

Common Core Literacy Standard

RH 1: Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.

RH 7: Integrate visual information (eg. in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.

WHST 2: Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events,...

WHST 4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Anticipatory Set:

Journal: FreeWrite.

Direct Instruction (10 min.)

SDAIE: VIP's/Graphic Organizer: Key Players : Teacher will introduce the key players of the Boston Massacre as students write down notes. Notes will be displayed on the screen while teacher explains and gives examples. (8th Grade)

SDAIE: Cloze Read/Chunk: Aztec Rise to Power: Teacher will Cloze read the Aztec Introduction section.(7th Grade)

Guided Practice (10 min.)

SDAIE: TPS/Graphic Organizer/VBQ: Boston Massacre British Accounts: Teacher will review the answers to the notes students should have gotten and explain what is going on and why history books do not include the information. (8th Grade)

SDAIE: Think Aloud/Annotate: Aztec Rise to Power : Teacher will use think aloud to guide students in annotating the passage. (7th Grade).

Independent Practice (25 min.)

SDAIE: TPS/Graphic Organizer/VBQ: Boston Massacre British Accounts: Students will watch video clips from HBO's John Adams in which describes the accounts from the perspective of British Captain Prescott. Students will summarize the accounts and then be asked to explain who was at fault. (8th Grade)

SDAIE: Think Aloud/Annotate: Aztec Rise to Power : Students will annotate the passage of the Aztecs. That will be followed by an essential question based on the reading. Students will then watch a video clip dealing with the Aztec rise to power based on what they read. (7th grade)

SDAIE: Picture Annotate: Aztec Rise to Power : Students will look at an Aztec Codex and decipher the origins of the Aztec civilization. They will be asked to identify pictures of the codex that goes along with reading and explain its origins.

Homework

EdPuzzle: Due Friday by 7:30 am.

Closure (3 min.)

1. Clean up.

2. Dismiss Class.

Lesson Modifications for GATE, RSP, and EL Students

EL: Projector (visuals), questioning, chunking, cognitive words, repetition, translation in Spanish.

RSP: Projector (visuals), questioning, modified assignments, check for understandings.

GATE: Require answers that will demonstrate depth and complexity of fertilization.