Lesson Plan Guide

Teacher Candidate: Bethany Lytle Date: December 2, 2018

Grade and Topic: 4th Grade Social Studies Length of Lesson: 50 Minutes

Mentor Teacher: School: Memphis Elementary

UNIT/CHAPTER OBJECTIVE/GENERALIZATION/BIG IDEA:

The forms of protest used by Americans to change British policies is part of the Unit on The
War for Independence (1760-1789). Students explain the causes, course, and consequences
of the American Revolution and the foundations of the future state of Tennessee

Lesson Objective
Content Learning Goals and Objectives
1. Student will be able to understand the forms of protest used to change British policies including
the Boston Tea Party, tarring and feathering, letter writing, and boycotts.
1. Students will access their assignments using Web2.0 applications.
2. Given a computer and word processing software, students will be able to research and write 3-
5 sentences defining tarring and feathering, letter writing, and boycotts as forms of protest.
3. Students will read about the Boston Tea Party and the aftermath and learn 6 vocabulary
words.
4. Students will answer 5 multiple choice questions on their reading assignment.
5. Students will use a web bases application to create a comic strip that depicts a scene at the
Boston Tea Party.

Student Participation
The goal of this lesson is for students to demonstrate a clear understanding of form of protest b early
Americans against British taxes and oppression. To be able to use internet resources to research
topics and to create a comic strip depicting the Boston Tea Party.

Standards

State Core Standards

Fourth Grade The History of America (to 1850)
4.24 Explain the different forms of protests Americans used to try to change British policies including
the Boston Tea Party, tarring and feathering, letter writing, and boycotts. (E, P)
Materials

Materials Used
1. Boston Party Student handout
2. Projector to show YouTube video of Boston Tea Party:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h5Nh7mggx0
3. Computer
4. Microsoft Word
5. Internet Access to search for images for planning sheet
6. Notebook paper
7. Pencil

Technology Integration

Students will use the internet for resources for researching topic, log on to the ReadMe Classroom, and to
create comic strip. Word processing software will be used to type, their definitions and to type their link to
their comic strip. Students, upon completing the activity, will save their work to a shared Dropbox folder for
their class.
A sample of the product is at the bottom of this lesson plan

Background and Rationale

● Students will demonstrate a clear understanding the reasons the Boston Tea Party
took place.
● Students will demonstrate the ability to use multiple Web 2 applications.
● This lesson is a continuation of TN social studies standard 5.0.
● I am aware that the lesson will be differentiated for students who did not master the
objectives and for those ready for enrichment. However, modifications are not
covered in this course and are not part of this particular lesson.

Procedures and Timeline

Introduction

 Begin by having the projector ready a presenting the following YouTube video:
o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h5Nh7mggx0
 Spend 10 minutes discussing the Boston Tea Party.
 Give Students the Boston Tea Party Handout
 For the next two clss periods students we will be working on our project.
Procedures
Introduction and reading (40 minutes)
 Teacher Procedures:
1. After the Introduction,
distribute give out the student
handout, after reviewing it with
them, have them to log on their
computers and start working.
2nd Day Computer (45 minutes)
Teacher Procedures:
1. Have students open both MS
Word and an Internet browser
2. Have student to follow their
handout and make a comic
3. I will walk around the room to
answer questions.
Closure
Students volunteer to share their Comics
with the class.
Student Procedures:
1. Students will read their handout and after
reviewing with the teacher, they will log on to
their computers
2. Students will research the following terms and
write a 3-5 sentence definition for each
method of protest:
a. Tarring and Feathering,
b. Letter writing
c. Boycotts
3. Students log on to the
www.readworks.org/student
a. Enter class code 5NYBWP
b. Select their name
c. Enter their default password is 1234
4. Students will click on: A Tea Party in Boston:
And read Vocabulary words and read the
passage and then click submit.
5. Student will click on: The Fight Begins: The
British Punish Boston:
And read Vocabulary words, read the
passage and take the multiple choice questions
and then click submit.
Student Procedures:
1. You are going to make a comic
strip that shows a scene during the
Boston Party. I want you to have
fun and use your imagination.
a. Go to the following
webpage:
http://www.toondoo.com/
b. You can sign up for free.
c. Create a comic about the
Boston Tea Party.
d. Copy the link to you comic
and paste in a Word
Document.
2. Upload in the Dropbox
Assessment Evidence
Reasons for The Boston Tea Party Rubric
Criteria 1 2 3 4

Knowledge was Very few or none Only a few of the Almost all the All the of the
demonstrated and of the sentences sentences sentences sentences
complete Sentences were
were complete or were complete or were complete and were complete and
were used for: demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated
a. Tarring and knowledge of the knowledge of the knowledge of the knowledge of the
Feathering protest methods. protest methods. protest methods. protest methods.
b. Letter Writing
c. Boycotts

On the ReadWorks Only one of the Both reading Both reading Both reading
Website the passages was Passages were Passages were read Passages were read
student read the read and only one Read and both and both and both
2 passages, set of vocabulary set of vocabulary vocabulary sets vocabulary sets
vocabulary words were words were were looked at. were looked at.
words, and took looked at. looked at. Only 50% of the 80% or more of the
the multiple questions questions were
choice quiz were answered answered correctly
and submitted. correctly and submitted.

The comic Very few or none Only a few of the Almost all the All the chosen
represented of the images chosen images chosen images images in the
knowledge of what In the comic in the comic In the comic comic
the Boston Tea represented clearly or clearly very clearly
Party was about. knowledge of somewhat clearly represent represent
The Boston Tea represent knowledge of knowledge of
Party. knowledge of The Boston Tea The Boston Tea
The Boston Tea Party. Party.
Party.

Modifications

I am aware that modifications will be made for students who did not master the objectives and for those
ready for enrichment. However, modifications are not covered in this course and are not part of this
lesson.
 Boston Tea Party Handout
We are going to study different forms of protests Americans used to try to change British
policies including the Boston Tea Party, tarring and feathering, letter writing, and boycotts. Our
focus will be the Boston Tea Party. In class you watched a fun video on the Boston Tea Party.
Below is the link if you want to watch it again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-
h5Nh7mggx0.

1. Look up the following forms of protest on the internet. In a Word Document write a 3-5
sentence definition of each:
a. Tarring and Feathering
b. Letter Writing
c. Boycotts
d. Upload to Dropbox

2. Go to the following site:

a. www.readworks.org/student
b. Enter class code 5NYBWP
c. Select your name
d. Your default password is 1234
e. You are now logged on

3. Click on: A Tea Party in Boston:

a. Click on the Vocabulary Tab next to the Passage Tab
b. Click on each of the following words and read the information
i. Colony
ii. Merchant
iii. Tax
c. Click on the Passage Tab and read the passage. Audio is available by clicking on the
small arrow under the next to the Passage Tab.
i. Click Submit at the bottom of the page when you are finished reading the
passage.

4. Click on: The Fight Begins: The British Punish Boston

a. Click on the Vocabulary Tab next to the Passage Tab
b. Click on each of the following words and read the information:
i. Punish
ii. Series
iii. Trial
c. Click on the Passage Tab and read the passage. Audio is available by clicking on the
small arrow under the next to the Passage Tab.
d. Click on the Question Tab
i. Answer all five multiple choices questions
ii. You can click back to the Passage Tab to read for your questions.
iii. Click Submit when you are finished answering the questions.
 5. You are going to make a comic strip that shows a scene during the Boston Party. I want you to
have fun and use your imagination.
a. Go to the following webpage: http://www.toondoo.com/
b. You can sign up for free.
c. Create a comic about the Boston Tea Party.
d. Copy the link to you comic and paste in a Word Document.
e. Upload in the Dropbox.

Please email me with any questions about any part of this assignment.

Example of Comic