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Boston Massacre (advanced)
From: Gilder Lerhman
Grade Level: HS, (College)
Remote Ready: With Modifications
Time: 1 Class Period
Length of Reading: Pages
Our Summary of The Boston Massacre
This activity utilizes the Jigsaw method. Put students in groups of 5 (this number is modified from the original lesson).
All students read the secondary source and view the engraving of the Boston Massacre. But each student in the group reads a different primary document. Students can re-group and discuss the primary source with others who read the same source, if necessary. Then each student goes back to their original group and explains their primary source to others who did not read it. The groups and/or the class then discuss what happened in the Boston Massacre based on the differing perspectives expressed in the sources.
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Grade Level: (MS), (HS), (College)
- This lesson is intended for high school students
- However, we think it would be excellent for college students as well.
Remote Ready: With Modifications
- Links to the reading assignments can easily be emailed or posted for students.
- It’s much easier for small groups or pairs to coordinate a phone call or video conference meeting than for the entire class to sync their schedules. Have these small groups post answers, a synopsis, or a video of their discussion to your LMS.
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This activity calls for working in pairs, a group, and/or having a class discussion
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