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Drink or Dump– the choice is yours A Web Quest based on the Boston Tea Party

Drink or Dump– the choice is yours A Web Quest based on the Boston Tea Party. Katie Van Gilst EDCI 5314. Introduction.

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Drink or Dump– the choice is yours A Web Quest based on the Boston Tea Party

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  1. Drink or Dump– the choice is yoursA Web Quest based on the Boston Tea Party Katie Van Gilst EDCI 5314

  2. Introduction Picture yourself in 1773. You are living in Boston and you have been hearing rumors about a revolt against the British crown. You have a choice: revolt or stay true to your king. What will you do?

  3. Tasks • You will be expected to analyze the reasons to revolt and not to revolt. • You will use the Inspiration software to create two brainstorming webs to illustrate your reasons. • Based on your analysis you must decide if you are going to participate in the Boston Tea Party.

  4. Process • First, you are expected to research the controversy surrounding the Boston Tea Party. • You will do this by taking a trip to the library and exploring primary, secondary, and tertiary source documents • You must use at least three (3) non-web based sources, one of which can be your textbook • Recommended Resources can be found by clicking on the picturesthroughoutthiswebquest. Each picture links to a website about the Boston Tea Party • Secondly, you must organize your findings into two (2) brainstorming webs using the Inspiration software. • One web should list reasons and information to revolt, the other should list reasons against revolt • Each web should contain at least five (5) reasons • You are expected to be creative and innovative in designing your webs • Finally, you are expected to write a paragraph about your findings and list your sources • The paragraph should be a statement explaining your decision to participate or not to participate in the Boston Tea Party • The bibliography should include all the sources used in the webs. Sources should be cited correctly

  5. Evaluation

  6. Conclusion After much research and thought you have made an important decision. You have decided whether or not to participate in the Boston Tea Party. If you had lived in 1773 this decision would change your life forever. If you decided to join with Sons of Liberty you probably sang the song listed to the right. If you’d like to see the rest of the words, click on the flag, then click on the song title, Tea Destroyed by Indians. If you decided to stay loyal to the king, you will be known to those around you as a Tory. Click on the word ‘Tory’ to learn more about what that means for your future. To help you get started on your research, click on the pictures throughout the webquest to discover information about the Boston Tea Party. You have been listening to the song, "A New Song, to the Plaintive Tune of Hosier's Ghost" Click on the song title to see the words. Sons of Liberty Flag, c. 1765 Chorus of Song Written the night of the Boston Tea Party by the Sons of Liberty “Bostonians SONS keep up your courage good, Or Dye, like Martyrs, in fair Free-born Blood. Our LIBERTY and LIFE is now invaded, And FREEDOM'S brightest Charms are darkly shaded: But, we will STAND---and think it noble mirth, To DART the man that dare oppresses the Earth.”

  7. Teacher Page • SOL’s Addressed in this Web Quest: • USI.1- The student will develop skills for historical and geographical analysis, including the ability to; • a) Identify and interpret primary and secondary source documents to increase understanding of events and life in United States history to 1877; • d) Interpret ideas and events from different historical perspectives • USI.5- The student will demonstrate knowledge of the factors that shaped colonial America by; • d) Identifying the political and economic relationships between the colonies and England. • USI.6- The student will demonstrate knowledge of the causes and results of the American Revolution by ; • Identifying the issues of dissatisfaction that led to the American Revolution; • Other Skills: • Students will develop abilities and skills to think critically, be creative, reason, and solve problems.

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