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The Boston Massacre: You Be the Judge!

  • Lynne Avdellas with Everyday Americans, Exceptional Americans
  • Article, Document, Graphic Organizer, Handout, Lesson Plan, Primary Source, Primary Source Document
This lesson is focused on the Boston Massacre, and touches on Crispus Attucks’ being a martyr and first casualty of the American Revolution. It can be taught in a classroom focusing on the American Revolution unit (varies by state). It will be an opportunity for students to look at a historical event from multiple perspectives using corroborating evidence. It will include group work, whole class guided reading, and an individual assessment piece where they decide who is the “blame” for the event. The lesson will use primary sources that include pictures, newspaper articles, and testimonies and have students apply the historical thinking skills of sourcing, close reading, contextualizing, and corroborating to help interpret them.
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