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Hello,

I am a MCG candidate and was wondering about a SS lesson I was thinking about doing. It is a whole class, and the objective is for students to understand one of the main reasons for the American Revolution. I explain the activity, but for most of the it kids are running the show (several students in front acting as king, tax collectors, parliament members) with the rest as colonists at their desks as taxes (m and ms)are collected for various items they are in possession of (desks, pencils, etc). By the end most have lost all or most of their M and Ms, and they are unhappy. A debriefing discussion follows and we discuss the feelings students had and relate them to they way colonists felt.

My main concern is that I would not be visible for the majority of the activity, only really at the end as I lead the discussion with the whole class. The video would center on the discussion, but do I need to include parts of the activity to show what they were doing, or can I...See More


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