Sugar+Act+-+Task

=Activity 1= Consider the following news alert:

What are some of YOUR thoughts on this document?

Type up your responses to the questions and then post them into an iEtherPad. Click on the link for "create a public pad" and share it with your neighbor so you can both be on the same ietherpad
 * Technology Based Lesson:**

//Use the following process to complete your iEtherPad:// __Think / Write__ your answers in your notebooks.

__Pair / Share__ your responses with a partner.

Once you have shared, edit your responses and come to a consensus with your partner.

Discuss your thoughts to this News Alert with the rest of the class.

Share your Pirate Pad address with a partner, copy and paste the text of your respones into each other's pads and have an online chat about your responses. Come to a consensus on your responses and then edit your answers so that they match.

Post your answers into the discussion tab of this lesson.

Comment on the responses of two of your classmates in the discussion tab.


 * Three Minute Pause** to help you to reflect on what you learned so far.


 * Summarize key points so far
 * Add your own thoughts
 * Pose clarifying questions

 ** Activity 2 ** **An Introduction to the Sugar Act** Read the introduction to the Sugar act which introduces the basic elements of the act and the main reasons for colonial opposition to the act.



Once this document is open, mark it up using the marking tools and make comments on what you read.

//**Remember when marking up:**//
 * Identify the title and date/place of creation
 * Highlight any parts that you think are important
 * Ask clarifying questions
 * Explain the significance of this document (aka "So What?")

What are your thoughts on the Sugar Act? Does it seem reasonable or unreasonable on the part of the British Government? Explain why, using historical evidence.
 * Reflection**

Activity 3 **Perspectives on the Sugar Act**

You will be split into a few groups to analyze the following six documents.











__Think/Write:__ As you read, figure out the Main Idea by using "Get The Gist":



__Pair/Share:__ Share your answers and edit/revise what you wrote so that you and your partner come to a consensus on the Main Idea of your assigned document.

Use the graphic organizer provided to organize the documents and provide evidence that can be used to justify or refute the right of the British to tax the American Colonies.
 * Jigsaw Activity:**

For the document you read, respond to the questions in the graphic organizer below:



Post your responses to your document in the discussion tab of this wikispace page. Once all groups have shared in the discussion section, copy and paste the responses of the other groups into the appropriate column.

Post your responses into a new Pirate Pad and then share that link with the rest of the class by posting the URL of your pad into the discussion tab of this lesson.
 * Alternative Sharing Method**

As a group find the links to the Pads from the rest of the class and upload those responses into your charts. Get up and talk to each other so that you can clarify the responses of the other groups.

Once you’ve completed this, upload your document to the discussion tab of this lesson (or Google Docs).

Formulating an Opinion:

Review the work of all of your classmates so that you understand the multitude of perspectives on the Sugar Act. As a group come to a consensus as to which perspective makes the better argument. Write down your group's choice and explain your choice using evidence from what you've learned.

Activity 4 Debate on Britain’s right to tax the American Colonies  To assess what you’ve learned about the right of Britain to tax the American Colonies, the class will be holding a debate. You will be assigned a point of view. Before the debate each team member should:

· Summarize the main points of their assigned view · Summarize and evaluate potential points of the opponents’ views · Identify why their assigned views are better than those of the opponents.

Open and examine this rubric which will be how you’re graded in this small group debate



**Conclusion:**  Reflect on the debate and write a short paragraph explaining whether or not you would change your original argument. Explain the reasons for your thoughts using specific supporting details and thoughtful analysis which connects your evidence to your main point. Upload these paragraphs to the discussion tab of this wikispaces page.