Module 4-Social Studies 5A - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module students will learn about the First Great Awakening. Students will learn about the how many churches divided because they could not agree on many disputable matters. Students will learn about the Sugar and Townshend Act. Students will learn about the reaction to taxes. Students will learn about England's reaction to the Boston Tea Party. Students will learn about the Continental Congress and the beginnings of a revolution. Students will learn about the Revolutionary War. Students will learn about Paul Revere and his contributions to our History.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	The Great Awakening	pen or pencil;
2	Division in Colonists and Reactions of Churches	pen or pencil;
3	The Sugar Act and the Townshend Acts	pen or pencil;
4	Reactions to Taxes	pen or pencil;
5	The British Reaction and Patrick Henry	pen or pencil;
6	Continental Congress	pen or pencil;
7	Road to Revolution	pen or pencil;
8	The British Are Coming	pen or pencil large juice or soup can (optional) hammer (optional) big nail (optional) small nail (optional) wire coat hanger (optional)
9	The Revolutionary War	pen or pencil;

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	The Great Awakening	Distinguish between the Age of Enlightenment and the First Great Awakening. Describe the religious revival that happened from the 1730s to the 1770s. List the important figures in this age of religious revival and their contributions.
2	Division in Colonists and Reactions of Churches	Describe how the colonists became divided over religion and religious issues during the First Great Awakening. Explain how different denominations at the time reacted to the preachings and teachings of the Great Awakening.
3	The Sugar Act and the Townshend Acts	List and describe the different tax acts that England imposed on the colonists. Explain the expression "taxation without representation."
4	Reactions to Taxes	Explain how the Boston Massacre was the flash point of the American Revolution. Explain how the Boston Massacre was the flash point of the American Revolution. Describe the events of the Boston Tea Party.
5	The British Reaction and Patrick Henry	Describe the Intolerable Acts as England's reaction to the Boston Tea Party. Explain the importance of the First Continental Congress and the decisions made there.
6	Continental Congress	Explain the importance of the First and Second Continental Congress meetings. Describe the events that led to the beginning of the Revolutionary War.
7	Road to Revolution	Describe the basic rights listed in the Declaration of Independence for every citizen that the government cannot either give or take away. Compare and contrast the choices that the colonists had to make in regards to choosing a side in the Revolutionary War.
8	The British Are Coming	Describe the life and responsibilities of Paul Revere. List some of Paul Revere's major contributions to America's coming Industrial Age. Explain the importance of Paul Revere's role in the Revolutionary War.
9	The Revolutionary War	Explain how the Declaration of Independence was drafted. Understand the important events of the Revolutionary War.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
religious revival revelation Age of Enlightenment Calvinism Presbyterians Evangelical Reverend William Tennent Methodist Jonathan Edwards George Whitefield Evangelical preachers Anglicans Quakers Baptists Methodists Congregationalists Sugar Act Stamp Act Declaratory Act taxation taxation without representation Boston Massacre Committee of Correspondence Boston Tea Party fierce punishment Intolerable Acts First Continental Congress Patrick Henry Continental Congress Revolutionary War Second Continental Congress <I>Common Sense</I> Declaration of Independence Patriots Loyalists Paul Revere silversmith express rider John Hancock Samuel Adams Henry Wadsworth Longfellow George Washington

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title

Learning Coach Notes:

None

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title	Question
The Great Awakening	What was the Age of Enlightenment?
Division in Colonists and Reactions of Churches	Why did the First Great Awakening cause division among churches?
The Sugar Act and the Townshend Acts	What was the Sugar Act of 1764? What was the Stamp Act? What was the Declaratory Act? What were the Townshend Acts, Writs of Assistance, and the Boston Massacre?
Reactions to Taxes	What happened in the Boston Massacre? What was the Committee of Correspondence? What was the Boston Tea Party?
The British Reaction and Patrick Henry	What was the British Reaction to the Boston Tea Party? What were the Intolerable Acts? What was the First Continental Congress?
Continental Congress	What happened at the Second Continental Congress? Who was Thomas Paine?
Road to Revolution	What main events led to the Revolutionary War? What was the Declaration of Independence?
The British Are Coming	Who was Paul Revere?
The Revolutionary War	What were some major events of the Revolutionary War?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title	Video	Question
The Great Awakening	The First Great Awakening	What triggered the First Great Awakening? Why did Southerners resist this awakening?
The Sugar Act and the Townshend Acts	The Sugar Act of 1764	Why did the British government decide to start Taxing the colonies? What is a tariff? Why were the colonists upset about the tariffs? What did Samuel Adams state when it came to taxation?
The Sugar Act and the Townshend Acts	The Townshend Acts, Writs of Assistance, and the Boston Massacre	What are duties? What items were taxed? How did Britain enforce the new laws? What is a Writ of Assistance? What happened in the Boston Massacre?
Reactions to Taxes	The Boston Massacre	Why is the Boston Massacre significant to American History? Why did the British fire on the Boston residents?
Reactions to Taxes	The Boston Tea Party	What were the events leading up to the Boston Tea Party?
Continental Congress	Road to Revolution	What happened on July 4, 1776? What drove the colonies to the Revolutionary War?
Road to Revolution	The Declaration of Independence	Why did the colonists resent British Rule? Who was Thomas Paine? What was he known for? Who wrote The Declaration of Independence? Who was the first to sign The Declaration of Independence?
The British Are Coming	Paul Revere and the Minutemen	What happened on April 18, 1775? Who were the minutemen? What did the lanterns in the church signal to the colonists? Who was sent to warn the minutemen? What did Paul Revere actually call out to warn people? What happened when the British arrived? What was the result of the conflict in Lexington?
The British Are Coming	Paul Revere	Where did Paul Revere have to travel to? How many miles was his journey? What was Paul Revere’s life like?
The Revolutionary War	The Revolutionary War	Describe the key events of the Revolutionary War? What was the outcome of the Revolutionary War?

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

What is the main idea?
What are three things new you learned?
How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

#	Book	Author	Lexile Level
1	Causes of the Revolution: Early America	Jill K. Mulhall	630L
2	Revolutionary War on Wednesday	Mary Pope Osborne	450L
3	American Revolution: A Nonfiction Companion to Revolutionary War on Wednesday	Mary Pope Osborne	600L
4	George vs. George: The American Revolution As Seen from Both Sides	Rosalyn Schanzer	1120L
5	You Wouldn't Want to Be at the Boston Tea Party!	Peter Cook
6	If You Were a Kid During the American Revolution	Wil Mara	630L

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

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