Intervention/STAAR Review : 8.4AAnalyzing Causes of the American Revolution

Estimated timeframe:50 minutes

Lesson Components
Lesson Objectives:Students will analyze the causes of the American Revolution, such as the Proclamation of 1763, the Intolerable Acts, the Stamp Act, Mercantilism, Lack of Representation in Parliament, and British Policies following the French and Indian War
Language Objectives:Students will speak to share information in cooperative learning interactions
Prior Learning: The American Revolution was the fight for independence from Great Britain. Many colonists believed that specific British policies were unfair and therefore they felt compelled to rebel.
Standards(Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills):
8.4.A analyze causes of the American Revolution, including the Proclamation of 1763, the Intolerable Acts, the Stamp Act, mercantilism, lack of representation in Parliament, and British economic policies following the French and Indian War Readiness/RC1
College and Career Readiness:
Periodization and chronological reasoning : Analyze causes and effects of major political, economic, and social changes in U.S. and world history.
Intervention Targeted/Topical Essential Questions:
Describe the ______and its consequences.
Proclamation of 1763
The Intolerable Acts
The Stamp Act
Mercantilism
Lack of representation in Parliament
British economic policies following the French and Indian War
Vocabulary/
Terms or Concepts included in targeted standard 8.4A / Proclamation of 1763, The Intolerable Acts, The Stamp Act, Mercantilism, Lack of representation in Parliament, British economic policies following the French and Indian War
Review if necessary:Parliament, proclamation,act, economic, lack, representation, policy, protest, rebel
Lesson Preparation / Ensure your connection to BrainPop, copies of handouts, copies of assessment
Anchors of Support / Posted illustrated vocabulary, timelines, past student projects
Differentiation strategies / Special Education:Mixed-ability grouping, one on one instruction
English Language Learners:Cognates, illustrated vocabulary
21st Century Skills / Make Judgments and Decisions: Synthesize and make connections between information and arguments
English Language Proficiency Standards:(3E) share information in cooperative learning interactions
Lesson Cycle
Engage / As a whole group, begin with a KWL chart about the causes of the American Revolution. Ask students what they know, then what they want or need to know about the causes of the American Revolution. Play the Brain Pop: Causes of the American Revolution with closed captioning.
Lesson stages / Students will be paired to read the key information surrounding the causes of the American Revolution listed in 8.4A.
Each handout focuses on one of the causes. After a section of text, students are asked to Think/Ink/Pair/Share.
Description of Think/Ink/Pair/Share Process Skill Task: In this task, students are given a question and must quietly write a response. After a few minutes, students share their response with a partner. After monitoring, the teacher calls on some students to share their partner’s responses.
Task Flow:
1. Students encounter a question after each paragraph or chunk of text.
2. Students quietly write an individual response to the prompt for a few minutes.
3. Students exchange responses with a partner.
4. The teacher calls on students to share their partner’s response.
The handouts could also be enlarged to complete the activity as a gallery walk.
Also included in the teacher portfolio is a powerpoint that further explains mercantilism should the teachers decide to use it as a reinforcement.
Closure Activity / Students add pieces of information they have learned within the L of the KWL that was begun during the Engage portion of the lesson.
Students complete the assessment, which includes open ended and multiple choice questions.
Check for understanding (evaluation) / Formative:“Ink” responses and subsequent discussion
Summative:8.4A assessment questions included in portfolio

Austin ISD Updated January, 2014