Acevedo-Literacy Week 13

Open Ended

Why were the British people and government shocked and angry when they received the news about the Boston Tea Party?

Sentence Stem: They were shocked because _____.

Open Ended

How did British Parliament punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party? 

Provide at least one new law.

Sentence Stem: The British Parliament punished the colonists by ____. One of the new laws was ____ this caused _____.

Open Ended

Why did the people of Massachusetts call the new laws the Intolerable Acts?

Sentence Stem: They called them the Intolerable Acts because _____.

Open Ended

EXIT TICKET

People now call the event described in this paragraph the “shot heard ‘round the world.” Why do you think this event is called that?

Sentence Stem: They called it the “shot heard ‘round the world” because __________. I know this because on page ___, it states that ________.

Multiple Choice

What historical event took place on April 18,1775 on page 24?

• The Battles of Lexington and Concord

• Paul Revere's Ride

• Revolutionary War

• Boston Tea Party

Multiple Choice

Which way were the British soldiers going to Concord from Boston?

• by boat across the Charles River

• by horse

• by going on foot

• by a European ship

Multiple Choice

How did Paul Revere know the British soldiers were going this way?

• one lantern hung in the belfry

• he shouted to the other militiamen

• two lanterns hung in the belfry

• lit up a torch

Open Ended

In the reader, you read that there were two ways for the British soldiers to get to Concord from Boston. What were they?

Sentence Stem: The British soldiers can _____ or ________.

Multiple Choice

Identify the rhyme scheme in the first stanza?

• AABBA

• ABABA

• BBAAB

• ABCDE

Multiple Choice

Identify the rhyme scheme in the second stanza?

• AABBADDCE

• CDCDEEFFF

• BBAABCCDD

• ABABCCDDD

Multiple Choice

Identify the rhyme scheme in the third stanza?

• AABBADDCEEFGFGHH

• ABABBCDCDEFEFGHI

• GGAGAHHIIJJKKLKL

• AABABCCDDEEFFGFG

Open Ended

EXIT TICKET

Why do you think Paul Revere springs to the saddle but then lingers and gazes?

Sentence Stem: Paul Revere springs to the saddle  because ________. However, he also lingers and gazes because _______.

Open Ended

What worried Prescott when the British launched an attack against them?

Sentence Stem: He feared _________.

Open Ended

What form of government did Thomas Paine recommend to replace a monarchy?

Sentence Stem: He formed a  _____.

Open Ended

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

Sentence Stem: The primary author was _____.

Open Ended

EXIT TICKET

What are the three unalienable rights that Thomas Jefferson mentioned?

Sentence Stem: The three unalienable rights are _____.

Multiple Choice

The Second Continental Congress began to function as a government in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

• They created their own money.

• They formed a navy.

• They set up a postal service.

• They agreed to form an army.

Open Ended

What type of government did Thomas Paine think should replace the monarchy?

Sentence Stem: Thomas Paine thought _____.

Open Ended

EXIT TICKET

On page 39, what does the heading “ No Simple Solution” mean? Support your answer with evidence from the text.

Sentence Stem: The heading means that _____.