Today’s Walking Classroom podcast focuses on the Boston Massacre in 1770, when five American colonists were killed after an angry interaction with British soldiers. The massacre further united American colonists against the British and built support for the American Revolution.
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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, RI.3.3, SL.3.1, SL.3.4
RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.3, SL.4.1, SL.4.4
RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.3, SL.5.1, SL.5.4
Middle School:
RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.3, 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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The Boston Massacre
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The Boston Massacre
Discusses the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts with cartoons.
Explains taxes, the Boston Tea Party, and the American Revolution in song.
Has a music video about the Declaration of Independence set to “Too Late to Apologize” by One Republic.
Explore the location in present-day Boston where the Boston Massacre took place.
Read a passage about the Boston Massacre and correct factual errors in the passage in this online activity.
Evaluate both sides of the Boston Massacre (best for middle school students) in this activity from George Mason University.
Identify terms relating to the Boston Massacre.
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