Boston Tea Party Unit

Peer to Peer Interaction: After you read Page 4, ask students, “Wh at did the King send to Boston Harbor ?” The an swer is the main idea card “ tea .” Students will find the main idea card and rea d it to their partner. Teacher will prompt them to ask their partner some of the questions above.

Page 5 : The colonists were mad about having to pay taxes on tea. They said that they would not pay the tax. So, the tea stayed on the ship.

Pointing Questions : colonists, money, King, tea

Short Answer: Were the colonists happy or mad? Why were they mad?

Yes/No: Were the colonists mad?

Sharing opinion/experiences:

Peer to Peer Interaction: After you read Page 5, ask students, “ What did the colonists not want? ” The an swer is the main idea card “ taxes .” Students will find the main idea card and read it to their partner. Teacher will prompt them to ask their partner some of the questions above. Page 6 : The colonists were in disguise. They dressed up as Native Americans. They were in disguise. That means that they were pretending to be Native Americans. They dressed like that because they wanted to be Americans too. They went to Boston Harbor. Boston Harbor is a place where ships park. Boston Harbor is where the ship with boxes of tea was. The colonists got on the ship that had the boxes of tea. Yes/No: Did the colonists go to Boston Harbor? Did the colonists get in a car? Did the colonists go on a ship? Did the colonists dress up as clowns? Did the colonists dress up as Native Americans? Sharing opinion/experiences: Have you ever dressed up as someone else? What have you dressed up as for Halloween? You were in disguise! The colonists got on a ship? Have you ever been on a ship or a boat? Peer to Peer Interaction: After you read Page 6, ask students, “Wh ere did the colonists go to ?” The an swer is the main idea card “ Boston Harbor .” Students will find the main idea ca rd and read it to their partner. Teacher will prompt them to ask their partner some of the questions above. Page 7: The colonists found the boxes of tea on the ship. They threw the boxes of tea into the water. The boxes of tea got wet and ruined. Britain would not be able to sell the tea to the colonists now. The colonists would not have to pay taxes on the tea. Britain would not get the tax money. The colonists called throwing the tea into the water, The Boston Tea Party. The water in the harbor looked like a big cup of tea. Have students listen to the following song about The Boston Tea Party. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c7bswVxuKs Pointing Questions : ship, water, boxes Short Answer: Where did the colonists go? What did the colonists go on?

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