Today’s Walking Classroom podcast focuses on the famous political activist, Samuel Adams. He was one the Founding Fathers of our country and signed the Declaration of Independence. Samuel Adams resisted taxation without representation and is well known for his role in organizing protests against the Tea Act and then organizing the Boston Tea Party.
Character Value: Forgiveness
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Common Core
L–Language | SL–Speaking and Listening | RI–Reading: Informational | RL–Reading: Literature | W–Writing | RH–6-8 Literacy in History/Social Studies | RST–6-8 Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects Elementary School:RI.3.1, RI.3.2, SL.3.1, SL.3.4
RI.4.1, RI.4.2, SL.4.1, SL.4.4
RI.5.1, RI.5.2, SL.5.1, SL.5.4
Middle School:
RI.6.1, RI.6.2, SL.6.1, SL.6.4
RI.7.1, RI.7.2, RI.7.3, SL.7.1, SL.7.4
RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, SL.8.1, SL.8.4
RH.6-8.4
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Samuel Adams Google Quiz
Slide Deck:
Samuel Adams Slide Deck
Includes details on Samuel Adams’ life and contributions to history.
Answer questions about a passage on the problem of taxation without representation, which Adams protested.
Read a biography of Samuel Adams from Encyclopedia Britannica, and write a paragraph or short essay on Adams’ life.
Search for terms relating to Samuel Adams.
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