This SlideShare shows a sneak preview of the Boston Massacre lesson, which was developed using Victory's proprietary CTT (Critical Thinking Tool).

1. The
Boston
Massacre
A unique
approach to
history lessons
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2. The
Boston
Massacre
The introductory
video provides
context and
engages students.
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3. The
Boston
Massacre
This quick quiz
checks and
activates prior
knowledge.

4. The
Boston
Massacre
An engaging
assignment
provides an
authentic scenario
that increases
student
participation.
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5. The
Boston
Massacre
Students see
multiple
perspectives. The
purpose is to
identify emotions
and make
connections to
events and
players.
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6. The
Boston
Massacre
In this open-ended
assessment
students place
themselves in the
shoes of a Patriot
or Loyalist.

7. The
Boston
Massacre
Students explore
how geography is
related to the
Loyalist and Patriot
interactions.
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inwhich

8. The
Boston
Massacre
Students explore
geography and see
how the close
quarters created
tensions.
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9. The
Boston
Massacre
Students make
text-to-self
connections to
key players to
understand
emotions.
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10. The
Boston
Massacre
This performance
task allows
students to apply
what they learned
in a context with
multiple correct
answers.

11. The
Boston
Massacre
This activity
builds confidence
by practicing a
sub-skill students
will need when
they use a close
reading to
evaluate key
characters.
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12. The
Boston
Massacre
Students use a
close reading of
the text to
evaluate the
key events.

13. The
Boston
Massacre
Students highlight
text to provide
evidence that
supports their
decisions.
tried to calm the crowd
Gov. Thomas Hutchinson:

14. The
Boston
Massacre
Students use a
graph of their
close reading
results to analyze
why the key
players reacted
as they did.
tried to calm the crowd
Gov. Thomas Hutchinson:

15. The
Boston
Massacre
This Free Think
helps students to
focus their report
by selecting a
subset of the
characters.
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16. The
Boston
Massacre
Students use a
close reading of
the text to
evaluate the
key players.

17. The
Boston
Massacre
Students highlight
text to provide
evidence that
supports their
ranking of the
events.
The cost of the war was huge, so it
putt Great Britain heavily in debt.
The French and Indian War:

18. The
Boston
Massacre
Students use a
graph of their
close reading
results to analyze
the importance of
each key event.
What do your data tell you about the importance of each
event leading up to the Boston Massacre?
The cost of the war was huge, so it
putt Great Britain heavily in debt.
The French and Indian War:
less important more important

19. The
Boston
Massacre
Students use
primary sources
to analyze and
evaluate the
reliability of
eyewitness
accounts.
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20. The
Boston
Massacre
Students will
explore
propaganda,
starting with a
definition.
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21. The
Boston
Massacre
Students evaluate
historical images
to identify
propaganda.
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Biased
Biased
Unbiased
Unbiased
Unbiased
Biased
Rate the images as to whether you think they are biased
(propaganda) or unbiased.

22. The
Boston
Massacre
Students use their
propaganda
identification
results to guide
themselves in
writing a
propaganda
pamphlet.
My fellow Bostonians,
We must consider the outcome from the
recent trials.
Were not two of the soldiers found
guilty?
I insist the others were guilty too,
for they all acted together.
Biased Unbiased

23. The
Boston
Massacre
Students gather
evidence for their
reports, making
decisions as to the
relevance of facts.
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24. The
Boston
Massacre
This quick quiz
assesses students’
understanding of
text and content.
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25. The
Boston
Massacre
Students are now
ready to write
their report, using
their notes, their
data, and the key
characters, key
events, and facts
they selected.
My fellow Bostonians,
We must consider the outcome
from the recent trials.
Were not two of the soldiers found
guilty?
I insist the others were guilty too,
for they all acted together.

26. The
Boston
Massacre
The checklist
helps students
revise, evaluate,
and prepare
writing for
publication.

27. The
Boston
Massacre
To prepare for the
class discussion,
students review
the class results.
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