From Tension to Revolution

Take Turns Reading (Fluency)

The teacher reads one sentence and pauses. The student reads the next sentence. Keep taking turns to the end of the passage.

1. Model. Read each Teacher sentence with clear expression and phrasing, then pause so the student knows it is their turn.
2. Track. The student points under each word with a finger or pointer, left to right and top to bottom, while you read and while they read.
3. Praise. Name what went well in the student's reading, such as expression, smooth phrasing, or a tricky word said with accuracy. Reread any tricky word together.

Feedback on rate, accuracy, and prosody: Fluency Feedback Guide, Grade 5

1. 1.■Teacher readsBefore the American Revolution, the thirteen colonies were part of Great Britain, a superpower at the time.
2. 2.●Student readsMany colonists considered themselves loyal to the king.
3. 3.■Teacher readsHowever, this began to change after the French and Indian War.
4. 4.●Student readsAlthough Great Britain gained land, it also gained significant debt.
5. 5.■Teacher readsTo recover money, Parliament placed new taxes on the colonies.
6. 6.●Student readsOne of these laws was the Stamp Act.
7. 7.■Teacher readsIt required colonists to pay taxes on printed materials such as newspapers and legal documents.
8. 8.●Student readsColonists strongly opposed this law because they had no representatives in Parliament.
9. 9.■Teacher readsThey argued that it was unfair to be taxed without a voice, which led to the phrase “taxation without representation.”
10. 10.●Student readsTensions continued to rise.
11. 11.■Teacher readsIn 1770, the Boston Massacre occurred when British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists, killing several people.
12. 12.●Student readsThis event increased anger and distrust toward British authority.
13. 13.■Teacher readsA few years later, the Tea Act was passed, leading to the Boston Tea Party.
14. 14.●Student readsAfter the Tea Act was passed, trouble was brewing in the colonies.
15. 15.■Teacher readsDuring this protest, colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.
16. 16.●Student readsSamuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty helped organize resistance and spread ideas.
17. 17.■Teacher readsIn response, Great Britain passed the Intolerable Acts, which punished the colonies and limited their rights.
18. 18.●Student readsInstead of ending the conflict, these actions brought the colonies closer together.
19. 19.■Teacher readsThe colonists learned that there is strength in numbers.
20. 20.●Student readsOver time, many colonists wanted to remove British control.
21. 21.■Teacher readsThe American Revolution became a fight for independence, leading to the Declaration of Independence and the creation of a new nation.