ALEX Learning Activity Resources

   View Standards     Standard(s): [SS2010] USS5 (5) 7 :

7 ) Determine causes and events leading to the American Revolution, including the French and Indian War, the Stamp Act, the Intolerable Acts, the Boston Massacre, and the Boston Tea Party.

[ARTS] MED (5) 11 :

11) Identify, describe, and differentiate how message and meaning are created by components in media arts productions.

Example: Change musical underscoring to affect the message.

This learning activity should be used at the end of a lesson or unit on the events and issues leading up to the Revolutionary War. The students will watch the satirical video depicting famous colonists issuing a declaration to King George III. The students will discuss the meaning of the video and identify the key players that are depicted in it. 

This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.