9/16 Monday

Guiding Question: 

To what extent was the Boston Massacre a massacre? 

Objectives:

Independent: Students will determine if the Boston Massacre was a massacre by reading and answering questions with at least 80% accuracy.

Standards:

8.1 - Understand the major events preceding the founding of the nation.

RI.8.1 - Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Do Now (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes: 

On board

Whole Group (Voice Level 0) 10 minutes: 

Townshend Acts & Boston Massacre Intro

Independent (Voice Level 0) 45 minutes: 

Task 1: Boston Massacre TDQs in Google Classroom

Early Finisher?: 

- Watch these videos (they'll autoplay) to get a head start on some topics covered in Unit 2

- Work on homework for another class

- Read a NewsELA, CNN, or Achieve article 

- Practice your typing 

- Read a book

Exit Ticket (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes: 

On board

Homework: 

None