MICHELLE ANGEL -- HISTORY LESSON PLAN

Lesson: U.S. History -- Taxation

Wito!t Re"resentation
Content
Name: Mi#e$$e An%e$
Level of Certifcation: Ear$y Ci$&oo& an& '-(
Grade Level: )i*t Gra&e
Objective:
St!&ents +i$$ ,e a,$e to i&enti*y te reasons te #o$onies *o!%t te
A-eri#an Re.o$!tion/ &es#ri,e te -eanin% o* 0taxation +ito!t
re"resentation/1 an& ex"$ain +y te #o$onies +ere an%ry +it te
2ritis-i-"ose& taxes.
Standards:
3 4 U5.6.5 -- Usin% an e.ent *ro- te Re.o$!tionary era 7e.%./ 2oston
Tea Party/ 8!arterin% o* so$&iers/ +rits o* assistan#e/ #$osin% o*
#o$onia$ $e%is$at!res9/ ex"$ain o+ 2ritis an& #o$onia$ .ie+s on
a!tority an& te !se o* "o+er +ito!t a!tority &i:ere& 7.ie+s on
re"resentati.e %o.ern-ent9.
3 4 U5.6.; -- I&enti*y a "ro,$e- #on*rontin% "eo"$e in te #o$onies/
i&enti*y a$ternati.e #oi#es *or a&&ressin% te "ro,$e- +it "ossi,$e
#onse8!en#es/ an& &es#ri,e te #o!rse o* a#tion ta<en.
Time Frame: T+o o!rs
Materials
=is"osa,$e #!"s -- one "er st!&ent
Cart Pa"er
2$a#< Mar<er
Writin% Pa"er
Pen#i$s
Erasers
Pie#es o* Can&y
Procedure
Prior Knoled!e Needed:
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St!&ents +i$$ a.e ,een ta!%t te reasons +y te #o$onists $e*t En%$an&/
an& +y te 'in% +as e$"in% te- ,e#o-e esta,$ise&.
Te st!&ents +i$$ a$so a.e ,een ta!%t te &i:erent taxes 7Tea/ S!%ar/
?!arterin%/ et#.9 tat +ere i-"ose& on te #o$onists.
St!&ents so!$& a$so ,e a,$e to re#a$$ in*or-ation *ro- te )ren# an&
In&ian War an& o+ @ +y it #ontri,!te& to En%$an& e$"in% te #o$onists.
"ntici#ator$ Set:
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2e%in $esson ,y as<in% st!&ents/ 0Wy &oes te %o.ern-ent !se taxes @
+at is te "!r"ose o* taxesA1
%nstructional %n#ut:
So-e .o#a,!$ary +or&s tat tea#er so!$& <ee" in -in&: 7tese so!$&
,e !se& toro!%$y tro!% te &is#!ssion so tat st!&ents +i$$
!n&erstan& +at ea# +or& -eans an& te #ontext so tey +i$$ ,e a,$e to
!se tese .o#a,!$ary +or&s *or teir assess-ent9.
Co$ony
=e-o#ra#y
Protest
Re"resentati.e
Re.en!e
Tax
Intro&!#e te "rase Dtaxation +ito!t re"resentationD an& ex"$ain tat
tis s$o%an +as a ra$$yin% #ry !se& ,y #o$onists see<in% in&e"en&en#e
*ro- 2ritain.
As< st!&ents: Wat &oes te s$o%an -eanA
Ta$< a,o!t te "ros an& #ons o* $i*e in #o$onia$ A-eri#a.
)or exa-"$e/ te #o$onists enEoye& a %reat &ea$ o* *ree&o- ,e#a!se
tey +ere %o.erne& *ro- a*ar/ ,!t te taxes i-"ose& ,y te 2ritis
an%ere& te-. Tey *e$t ex"$oite& ,e#a!se no one in te 2ritis
%o.ern-ent re"resente& teir interests.
%nstructional Modelin!:
Te tea#er +i$$ ex"$ain +at a tax is.
=eFnition o* tax: a s!- o* -oney &e-an&e& ,y a %o.ern-ent *or its
s!""ort or *or s"e#iF# *a#i$ities or ser.i#es/ $e.ie& !"on in#o-es/
"ro"erty/ sa$es/ et#.
Tea#er +i$$ as< st!&ents to/ o$& !" a "en#i$.
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He or se +i$$ ten instr!#t te st!&ents tat ea# in&i.i&!a$ +o as a
"en#i$ e$& !" o+es i- or er a #ertain a-o!nt 7 One &o$$ar *or exa-"$e9
o* teir #$ass -oney tat tey are ea# %i.en ea# +ee< *or te
#$assroo- store.
Te tea#er +i$$ ten as< te st!&ents tat +oe.er as any ty"e o* ,oo<
in te roo- to o$& it !".
He or se +i$$ ten instr!#t te st!&ents tat ea# in&i.i&!a$ +o as a
,oo< e$& !" o+es i- or er a #ertain a-o!nt o* -oney *ro- teir #$ass
-oney tat are %i.en to te- ea# +ee<.
Te tea#er +i$$ ,e%in to &is#!ss +it te st!&ents i* tey +ere !"set tat
tey &i&nHt a.e anyone re"resentin% te- an& a.e teir *ee$in%s
ex"resse& to te tea#er.
A*ter tis a#ti.ity/ te tea#er +i$$ ex"$ain to te st!&ents tat te )ren#
an& In&ian War #ost 0I1 a-o!nt o* &o$$ars/ so te taxes +ere to e$" "ay
*or it.
Guided Practice:
Te$$ te #$ass tat tey are %oin% to "$ay a %a-e a,o!t taxation. Coose
t+o st!&ents to a#t as 2ritis tax #o$$e#tors/ one as a Me-,er o*
Par$ia-ent/ an& one as 'in% o* En%$an&. A$$ oter st!&ents +i$$ ,e
#o$onists.
As a #$ass/ ,rainstor- so-e taxes tat #o!$& exist in a #$assroo-
sit!ation/ "ossi,$y a tax on ,oo<s/ "ens/ or "en#i$s or a tax on tar&iness.
Te tax #o$$e#tors/ Par$ia-entarian/ an& <in% +i$$ &e#i&e on 6J-6G taxes to
ena#t.
Ha.e tese st!&ents +rite teir $ist on a "ie#e o* #art "a"er tat +i$$ ,e
&is"$aye& in te #$assroo-.
Instr!#t te- to in#$!&e a tax on noise so st!&ents re-ain 8!iet &!rin%
te $esson.
Wen te $ist is #o-"$ete/ %i.e ea# st!&ent a #!" o* #an&y. Ex"$ain tat
te 2ritis tax #o$$e#tors +i$$ #o$$e#t taxes *ro- a$$ te #o$onists.
Rea& tro!% te $ist o* taxes an& te$$ st!&ents tat te tax #o$$e#tors +i$$
#o$$e#t one "ie#e o* #an&y *or ea# ite- on te $ist. I* st!&ents a.e a
"en#i$/ tey -!st "ay te "en#i$ tax +it one "ie#e o* #an&y. I* tey &o
not a.e a "en#i$/ tey &o not "ay te tax. Any st!&ent *o!n& ta$<in% too
$o!&$y -!st "ay a tax o* one "ie#e o* #an&y/ et#..
As< te <in% an& Par$ia-ent -e-,er to stan& in te *ront o* te roo-/
o,ser.in% +i$e one #o$$e#tor ta<es taxes *ro- a$* o* te st!&ents an&
te oter ta<es taxes *ro- te oter a$*.
I* a st!&ent re*!ses to "ay a tax/ a.e te #o$$e#tor es#ort tat
"erson to a DEai$D in a #orner o* te roo- an& ta<e te entire #!" o*
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#an&y. Instr!#t te tax #o$$e#tors to <ee" 6J "er#ent o* te #an&y
tey #o$$e#t/ %i.e KJ "er#ent to te Par$ia-ent -e-,er/ an& 3J
"er#ent to te <in%. A*ter te taxes a.e ,een #o$$e#te& an& &i.i&e&/
a.e st!&ents #o!nt o+ -!# #an&y tey a.e.
Te$$ te- tat tey +i$$ <ee" tis a-o!nt/ on$y.
Ho+ -any "ie#es o* #an&y &o -ost o* te #o$onists a.eA
Ho+ -any "ie#es o* #an&y &o te tax #o$$e#tors a.eA
Ho+ a,o!t te Par$ia-entarian an& te <in%A
As< st!&ents to ta$< a,o!t o+ te a#ti.ity -a&e te- *ee$.
Wo *ee$s !"set an& +yA
Are tey an%ry tat tey $ost "ie#es o* #an&yA
Is it *air tat te <in% as so -!#A
Were te taxes *airA
Wat a""ene& to a #o$onist +o &i& not "ay a taxA
Was tere a +ay to -a<e te taxes *airA
I* so/ o+A
In +at +ays &i& tis a#ti.ity rese-,$e te taxation syste- in
#o$onia$ A-eri#aA
%nde#endent Practice:
Te$$ st!&ents to +rite a one-"a%e essay a,o!t te a#ti.ity/ a&&ressin% te
*o$$o+in%:
Wat +as yo!r ro$e in tis a#ti.ity an& o+ &i& it -a<e yo! *ee$A
In +at +ays +ere te taxes *air or !n*airA Was tere a +ay to -a<e
te taxes *air *or a$$A I* so/ o+A
Ho+ +as tis a#ti.ity si-i$ar to +at a""ene& in #o$onia$ A-eri#a
,e*ore te Re.o$!tionary WarA
Wat +ere te #o$onists F%tin% *or in teir ,att$e to ,e#o-e
in&e"en&entA
=o yo! tin< te #o$onists +ere E!stiFe& in teir an%er to+ar& te
2ritisA Wy or +y notA Ex"$ain *!$$y te "rase Dtaxation +ito!t
re"resentation.D
St!&ents -!st in#$!&e te .o#a,!$ary +or&s: Co$ony/ =e-o#ra#y/
Protest Re"resentati.e/ Re.en!e/Tax/
&i'erentiation of %nstruction:
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)or st!&ents +o are %ras"in% te in*or-ation +e$$/ tey +i$$ ,e instr!#te&
to ten $ist/ an& resear# i* tey are not a,$e to $ist/ te e.ents tat
a""ene& in res"onse to 0no taxation +ito!t re"resentation1
Te 2oston Tea Party/ *or exa-"$e
)or st!&ents +o are sti$$ str!%%$in%/ te tea#er +i$$ -a<e s!re e @ se is
a.ai$a,$e to #$ari*y/ assist an& ex"$ain *or *!rter instr!#tion.
I* ne#essary/ te tea#er +i$$ -o&i*y te assi%n-ent ,y as<in% a st!&ent
to resear# a&&itiona$ in*or-ation on +at oter taxes +ere i-"ose& on
te #o$onists to enan#e teir an%er.
Closure:
=is#!ss +it st!&ents te reasons tat A-eri#an #o$onies *o!%t te
Re.o$!tionary War.
Wy &i& tey +ant in&e"en&en#e *ro- 2ritainA
=o yo! tin< tat 2ritain +as ri%t to tax te #o$onies on "a"er/ tea/
an& oter %oo&sA
Wy or Wy NotA
As< st!&ents/ 0At +at "oint &o #itiLens a.e a ri%t to %o a%ainst te
%o.ern-entA1
Tec(nolo!$:
Tea#er #an !se S-art,oar& or E$-o i* #$assroo- is e8!i""e& +it one to
&is"$ay te taxes an& @ or .o#a,!$ary +or&s.
Can a$so !se *or Yo!T!,e or #o-"!ter a#ti.ities *ro- te &i:erentiation o*
instr!#tion +it te #o-"!ter.
"ssessment
At te en& o* te $esson/ st!&ents +i$$ ,e a,$e to i&enti*y te reasons te
#o$onies *o!%t te A-eri#an Re.o$!tion/ &es#ri,e te -eanin% o*
0taxation +ito!t re"resentation/1 an& ex"$ain +y te #o$onies +ere
an%ry +it te 2ritis-i-"ose& taxes.
Formative "ssessment:
O,ser.ations o* te st!&ents +ritin%
=is#!ssions e$& in #$ass
Te Fna$ res!$t o* te essays tat te st!&ents a.e #onstr!#te& in #$ass.
Essays -!st a&&ress te a#ti.ity 7Ce#< +it R!,ri#9.
Summative "ssessment:
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At en& o* !nit/ +en it as ,een ta!%t +it -ore extension/ a.e an
assi%n-ent *or st!&ents to so+ o+ tey !n&erstan& +at 0no taxation
+ito!t re"resentation1 -eans.
Tis #an ,e &one ,y a.in% te st!&ents #onstr!#t teir o+n $a+s an&
taxes *or teir o+n #o!ntry i* tey +ere to a.e teir o+n an& +y it
+o!$& ,e tat +ay.
Co!nitive &emand of Lesson Se)uence
St!&ents +i$$ in.esti%ate te -ain reasons +y te #o$onists ,e#a-e
!"set.
St!&ents +i$$ #o-"are an& #ontrast &i:erent taxes tat +ere i-"ose& on
te #o$onists.
St!&ents +i$$ !se te e.i&en#e tat tey a.e &is#o.ere& to #onstr!#t
teir o+n taxes or r!$es.
St!&ents +i$$ &e.e$o" a $o%i#a$ ar%!-ent *or +y is or er taxes are
a""ro"riate.
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CATEGORY K.
A,o.e Stan&ar&s
5. Meets Stan&ar&s
G. A""roa#in
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Stan&ar&s
6. 2e$o+ Stan&ar&s S#ore
Gra--ar N
S"e$$in%
Author makes no
errors in grammar or
spelling that distract
the reader from the
content.
Author makes 1-2
errors in grammar or
spelling that distract
the reader from the
content.
Author makes -!
errors in grammar or
spelling that distract
the reader from the
content.
Author makes more
than ! errors in
grammar or spelling
that distract the reader
from the content.

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Ca"ita$iLation
N P!n#t!ation
Author makes no
errors in capitali"ation
or punctuation# so the
essa$ is e%ceptionall$
eas$ to read.
Author makes 1-2
errors in capitali"ation
or punctuation# &ut the
essa$ is still eas$ to
read.
Author makes a fe'
errors in capitali"ation
and(or punctuation
that catch the reader)s
attention and interrupt
the flo'.
Author makes se*eral
errors in capitali"ation
and(or punctuation
that catch the reader)s
attention and interrupt
the flo'.

Senten#e
Str!#t!re
All sentences are 'ell-
constructed 'ith
*aried structure.
+ost sentences are
'ell-constructed and
there is some *aried
sentence structure in
the essa$.
+ost sentences are
'ell constructed# &ut
there is no *ariation is
structure.
+ost sentences are
not 'ell-constructed or
*aried.

Position
State-ent
The position
statement pro*ides a
clear# strong
statement of the
author)s position on
the topic.
The position
statement pro*ides a
clear statement of the
author)s position on
the topic.
A position statement is
present# &ut does not
make the author)s
position clear.
There is no position
statement.

S!""ort *or
Position
,ncludes or more
pieces of e*idence
-facts# statistics#
e%amples# real-life
e%periences. that
support the position
statement. The 'riter
anticipates the
reader/s concerns#
&iases or arguments
and has pro*ided at
least 1 counter-
argument.
,ncludes or more
pieces of e*idence
-facts# statistics#
e%amples# real-life
e%periences. that
support the position
statement.
,ncludes 2 pieces of
e*idence -facts#
statistics# e%amples#
real-life e%periences.
that support the
position statement.
,ncludes 1 or fe'er
pieces of e*idence
-facts# statistics#
e%amples# real-life
e%periences..

E.i&en#e an&
Exa-"$es
All of the e*idence
and e%amples are
specific# rele*ant and
e%planations are gi*en
that sho' ho' each
piece of e*idence
supports the author)s
position.
+ost of the e*idence
and e%amples are
specific# rele*ant and
e%planations are gi*en
that sho' ho' each
piece of e*idence
supports the author)s
position.
At least one of the
pieces of e*idence
and e%amples is
rele*ant and has an
e%planation that
sho's ho' that piece
of e*idence supports
the author/s position.
E*idence and
e%amples are 0OT
rele*ant A01(OR are
not e%plained.

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