COLEGIO AUGUSTO WALTE

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT

WEEKLY CLASS AGENDA
 COLEGIO AUGUSTO WALTE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT
TEACHER: Patricia de
SUBJECT: Social Studies GRADE: 5th grades A-B-C
Hernández
UNIT: 5 PERIOD: III WEEK: One DATE: July 1st to July 5th TIME: 45 min
CONCEPTUAL CONTENT:
5.1 Tensions with Britain.
 Trouble over Texas.
 No Taxation without Representation.
 The Colonists Take Action.
PROCEDURALCONTENT:
- Predicting the reason why Colonists are angry with Britain and listing reasons.
- Introducing the new vocabulary: debt, congress, repeal, effigy, boycott, and tariff.
- Identifying the cause and effect why Britain decided to tax American Colonists.
ATTITUDINAL CONTENT:
- Cooperating with other students in group activities.
- Appreciating his/her classmates’ comments and opinions.
- Using his/her imagination and creativity to perform specific tasks.
ACHIEVEMENT INDICATORS:
- Knows that the British government wanted the colonists to accept British rule.
- Understands how the actions of Parliament led to protests against British rule.
STANDARDS:
- Identify and explain significant events leading up to the American Revolution.

INSTRUCTIONAL TIME (45/90 MIN)

CLASS BEGINNING:
Look at the "Join or Die" cartoon. What do you think it shows and what is it trying to tell us? (Possible response:
The British colonies are separate, but could be stronger if they joined together.)
CLASS DEVELOPMENT:
Topic: 5.1 Tensions with Britain.
 Trouble over Texas.
 No Taxation without Representation.
Activity one: Introduce the new vocabulary
Read the following vocabulary words to the class: debt, congress, repeal, effigy, boycott, and tariff.
Activity two: Along the reading help students to identify: Trouble with Tex
CAUSE AND EFFECT Why did Britain decide to tax American colonists? (to pay for part of its de
ACADEMIC VOCABULARY What was the Stamp Act? (a law to tax printed materials in the coloni
ACADEMIC VOCABULARY What is Britain’s Parliament? (It is a lawmaking body with members who represe
different regions of Britain.)
Activity three: Exercise pages 145 and 145.

CLASS WRAP UP:

Check the answer of the book exercises

WEEKLY CLASS AGENDA

 COLEGIO AUGUSTO WALTE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT
TEACHER: Patricia de
SUBJECT: Social Studies GRADE: 5th grades A-B-C
Hernández
UNIT: 5 PERIOD: III WEEK: one DATE: July 1st to July 5th TIME: 90 min
CONCEPTUAL CONTENT:
5.1 Tensions with Britain.
 New Taxes from Great Britain.
 Townshend Acts Repealed, Mostly.
PROCEDURALCONTENT:
- Explaining how British actions caused the colonists to work together.M- Analyzing how British actionq caused the
colonists to stace boycotts.
ÁTTITUDINAL CONTENT:
- Cooperating with other students in group activities.
- Appreciating his/her classmates’ commånts ánd opinions.
- Using his/her imagination and creAtivity to perfovm specifhg tasks.
ACHIEVEMENT INDICATORS:
- Identifies leaders who organized protests against British rule.M- Descrifes the
effects of the colonis4s' protests*
STANDARDS:
- Identify significant individuals and groups who played a role in the American Revolution.

INSTR]CTIONAL TIMG (45/90 MIN)

3CLASS BEGINNING:
Ask questions about the previous class.
CLASS DEVÅLOPMENT:

Topic: 5.1 TenSions with Britain.

 New Taxes from Great Britain.
 Towîshe.d Acts Repealed, Mostly.
Actitity one: CHECK! COMPREHENSION What were the Townshend Acts? CAUSE AND EFFECT How did the coloni
react to the Townshend Acts?
PREDICT CONSEQUENCES: What is one wa9 that Parliament could react to the colonists’ boycotts and protes
MAKE COMPARISONS Wh`t was the sime about the colonists’ reaction to the Stamp Act and the Townshend Ac
PREDICT CONSEQUENCES What effect did the boycotts probably have on Britain`s debt?
CHECK COMPREHENSION What group of women played a significant role in boycotting English goods?
Activity two: Have students write a list of different ways that the Stamp Act Congress, Sons of Liberty, and merchants tr
to get Great Britain to change the Stamp Act.
Activity three: Activity to evaluate students’ understanding of the key objectives in this lesson.
CLASS WRAP UP:
Written quiz

ASSESSMENT (summative and formative)

 COLEGIO AUGUSTO WALTE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT
Written quiz
HOMEWORK(evaluated/extra practice):

KEY VOCABULARY:

debt, congresss repeal, effigy, boicot, tariff

RESOURCES:

Text Book, notebooks, bond sheet of paper, colored pencils, markers, photocopies
TECHNOLOGY USAGE:

Computer, canyon.
AUTHENTIC AND OTHER MATERIALS: