Sons of Liberty Printable Reading Comprehension

Grade Level: 6 | Lexile: 1100 | Word Count: 373
 

Use this Activity:

Discuss - What was the purpose of the Sons of Liberty and how did they use violence and intimidation to "protect" rights? What event in history are the Sons of Liberty best known for? How did the actions of the Sons of Liberty ultimately bring America and England closer to war?
Reading Groups - This passage serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies.
Morning Work - The activity takes most students about 20 minutes to complete, making it an ideal solution for morning work. It can be part of a series of Revolutionary War-themed comprehension activities offered to students as morning work.
Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts.
Whiteboard - Have students come to the whiteboard to annotate important information or to circle the correct answers to the multiple choice questions.