9/13 Wednesday

Guiding Question: 

What did the Founding Fathers have to say about the Stamp Act?

Objectives: 

Collaborative: Students will investigate Benjamin Franklin's response to the Stamp Act by reading in their groups and creating a "cover story" for a newspaper with a score of at least 3/4.

Standards: 

CCRA.R.1 – Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it

WHST.6-8.4 - Produce clear and coherent writing 

ELD B.6 - Reading closely literary and informational texts and viewing multimedia to determine how meaning is conveyed.

Do Now (Voice Level 1) 5 Minutes: 

Objective Tracker

Whole Group (Voice Level 0)  5 Minutes: 

Benjamin Franklin Introduction

Collaborative (Voice Level 0) 35 Minutes: 

Task 1: Read this interview between Benjamin Franklin and Parliament about the Stamp Act. En español 

Task 1.5: As you read, fill out the graphic organizer at the top of your handout. 

Task 2: Outline & write your CERL paragraph. 
Task 3: Come up with a headline and a picture for your news article. 

Here is a rubric for this assignment. 

Homework: 

Finish your Newspaper Cover Pages, due Thursday/Friday