The American Revolution [electronic resource] : Causes. [Lesson Plan] / Gary Carmichael.

Based on an 18th century poem (actually, a song originally) about the Boston Tea Party, this lesson plan presents activities designed to help students understand that taxation of the American colonists by the British led to the American Revolution; all eras have protest poetry or songs; and students...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author: Carmichael, Gary
Corporate Author: Discovery Communications, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2001.
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Summary:Based on an 18th century poem (actually, a song originally) about the Boston Tea Party, this lesson plan presents activities designed to help students understand that taxation of the American colonists by the British led to the American Revolution; all eras have protest poetry or songs; and students can perform and analyze old literature. The main activity in the lesson involves students in analyzing and discussing the poem. It includes objectives, materials, procedures, adaptations, discussion questions, evaluation methods, extension activities, annotations of suggested readings and web links, vocabulary, and related academic standards and benchmarks addressed in the lesson plan. The lesson plan also contains a description of a video clip related to the lesson, comprehension questions related to the video clip, and answers to those comprehension questions. (RS)
Item Description:ERIC Document Number: ED480860.
Availability: DiscoverySchool.com, Customer Service, P.O. Box 6027, Florence, KY 41022-6448. Tel: 877-900-8830 (Toll Free); e-mail: customer_support@discovery.com. For full text: http://school.discovery.com/teachers/.
ERIC Note: Audio and video clips included in the web site version of this lesson plan are not available from ERIC.
Physical Description:17 pages.
Audience:Practitioners.
Teachers.