Lesson 4: Intolerable Acts

Unit Title:	Revving to the Revolution

Lesson # and Title:	Lesson 4: The Intolerable Acts

Grade(s):	4

Subject(s):	Social Studies Language Arts Science Technology

Learner Outcomes:	Students will differentiate and formulate information through use of a scavenger hunt. Students will collect data from the internet site provided to complete scavenger hunt. Students will demonstrate comprehension skills through use of Accelerated Reader test for Buttons for General Washington. Students will compose a personal letter using complete sentences.

Time Frame:	5 Days (30-45 minutes per day)

Materials:	Book Buttons for General Washington Scavenger Hunt Lemon juice Onion juice Sugar Bowls Toothpicks Paper Pencils Juicer or food processor T Chart Transparency of Intolerable or Coercive Acts letter writing rubric

Technology Tools/Courseware:	Accelerated Reader Program Internet Access Overhead Projector Projector

Teacher Notes:	Buttons for General Washington is an Accelerated Reader book. Lab for internet search is preferred. Recipe for invisible ink Make sure the students have an Acceptable Use Policy before going to the internet. Visit The Intolerable or Coercive Acts site to copy and make a transparency before scavenger hunt.

Procedures:	Day One Introduce the Intolerable or Coercive Acts using a computer and projector to project this internet site. Discuss effects of these acts on every day life of colonists. Provide scavenger hunt for each student. Use internet site to complete the scavenger hunt. Day Two Introduce the following suggested vocabulary from Buttons for General Washington: Quaker, headquarters, spy, code, decode, mission, nervous, stiffly, prowling, and gasps. Read aloud and discuss Buttons for General Washington. Using suggested vocabulary, students may create a vocabulary word search using Puzzlemaker.com. Students complete Accelerated Reader test. Day Three Divide the class in half. Half the class will list characteristics of the loyalists and the other half will list the characteristics of the patriots. Bring the class back together and create a class T Chart of characteristics of loyalists and patriots. Day Four Review the use of secret codes in Buttons for General Washington. Review letter writing format with students. Students will write a friendly letter to General Washington, using the rubric as a guide. Divide the class into partners. Students will peer edit their partner's letter. Day Five Using the invisible ink recipe, have students create their own ink. Using the ink and a toothpick, the students will write a message to General Washington between the lines of their letter. Students will then give their secret coded letter to a classmate to read aloud. Teacher will collect letters and evaluate using the rubric.

Modifications:	Modifications should follow student's IEP. Special needs students may work with a peer partner on scavenger hunt, T Chart activity and Accelerated Reader test.

Enrichment Activities:	Students can develop their own code and assume the role of a spy in the Revolutionary War.

Evaluation/Assessment:	Scavenger Hunt Accelerated Reader Test Letter writing rubric

WV Content Standards and Objectives:	Click CSOs to review WV Content Standards and Objectives for this lesson. Click WV Content Standards and Objectives to view a complete list of objectives.

National Standards:	Click on National Standards to view a complete list of objectives. Language Arts 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 10 United States History 6 Science 8 Technology 2

References:	Click Works Cited for a complete list of references.

Authors:	Tammy Dawson Ann Humphreys Sue Patterson Flinn Elementary
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