1. Set Focus
Pose this essential question: How can protest change the course of history?
2. List Vocabulary
Share some of the challenging vocabulary words in the article (see below). Encourage students to use context to infer meanings as they read.
- apprentices (p. 19)
- appointed (p. 20)
- duties (p. 20)
- confiscated (p. 20)
- coercive (p. 21)
- delegate (p. 21)
3. Engage
Ask: What does the phrase “No taxation without representation” mean? Why did it become a rallying cry for so many colonists?