Grade 4, Wit and Wisdom, Module 3

Vocabulary:

Schoolhouse Rock: American Revolution

Lesson 1:

perspective: someone's side of a story
the way that you look at something or think about something

King George III ..................... George Washington

revolution: The act of removing a government and replacing it with a different one; revolt; rebellion; uprising

evidence: the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid; proof

Lesson 2:

A perspective is the way you see something.
Just as the colonists and British had different perspectives, or ways of seeing certain things, some of you had different perspectives on this image.
Some of you saw a vase, while others saw two profiles.

-spect: see, look, or observe

conflict: A disagreement or struggle because of different opinions; a fight; war; battle

convinced: Confident about a thought or belief; sure; certain

Lesson 3:

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Colonial America

colonist: a settler in or inhabitant of a colony.

British Parliament: the highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.

Stamp Act: an act regulating stamp duty (a tax on the legal recognition of documents).

an act of the British Parliament in 1765 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents. Colonial opposition led to the act's repeal in 1766 and helped encourage the revolutionary movement against the Crown.

Sugar Act: The American Revenue Act of 1764, so called Sugar Act, was a law that attempted to curb the smuggling of sugar and molasses in the colonies by reducing the previous tax rate and enforcing the collection of duties.

massacre: The violent killing of many people; slaughter

liberty/freedom: Freedom from being controlled; the right to choose or act freely.

firsthand account: primary source; From the original source; direct. " "

secondhand account: Not from the original source; indirect.

repeal: revoke or annul (a law or congressional act); cancel; reverse

Lesson 4:

angry mob

taunt: Tease with cruel words or actions; make fun of; mock, ridicule, insult, harass

pelt

propaganda: Information or opinions used to try to persuade someone to be for or against an idea or person; advertising; publicity

Lesson 5:

The Boston Massacre

pose: How a figure is sitting or standing in a work of art, or what the figure is doing; position

composition: The arrangement of elements (line, color, shape/form, texture, and space) in a work of art.

composition: How an artist organizes the lines, colors, shapes/forms, textures, and space in a work of art.

What is happening in The Boston Massacre artwork?

In The Boston Massacre artwork, _________________________________.

Lesson 6:

Paul Revere - Patriot Leader of the American Revolution | Mini Bio | BIO

Article: The Boston Massacre

engraving: A work of art made by carving or scratching a design into a hard surface and then printing the image on paper.

Lesson 7:

Lesson 8:

Sample introduction:

Lesson 9:

diversity:

defiance: resistance against authority; rebellion; revolt

(point of view: a literary term that describes the type of narration of a story; the voice of the narrator (first person point of view and third person point of view.)

opinion: the expression of one's views about something
First, a person establishes a perspective.
Then, a person forms an opinion, which influences what the person says or does

Information and Experiences -> Perspective -> Opinion

Lesson 10:

Griffin's Wharf:

Lesson 11:

plotting: secretly make plans to carry out (an illegal or harmful action).

apprentice:

A young person who lives with a master crafter. They live with the master and work in the shop, completing chores and learning the trade.
They work for a place to live and for food until they are twenty-one.