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Table of Contents
Introduction
The Interactive “Printing Press”
Thomas Paine: A Brief Biography
Some Important Events Leading to Common Sense
A Simplified Look at England’s Government in 1775
Common Sense (adapted version)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Section II: Commerce in the Colonies
Chapter 5: Coins in the Colonies
Chapter 6: Mercantilism and Pocket Change
Chapter 7: What’s the Deal With Early American Printing?
Section III: Parchment in the Colonies
Chapter 8: The Quartering Act
Chapter 9: The Boston Port Act (adapted & original text)
Chapter 10: The Olive Branch Petition (adapted & original text)
Chapter 11: A Proclamation, by the King, for Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition (adapted and original text)
Section IV: Fourteen Activities for the Classroom, or Just for Fun!
Guided Reading Questions for Thomas Paine’s Common Sense Timeline, Introduction, and Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Book Club Questions for Common Sense
Rattle Watch King George II Activity
A Regal Response: A Letter to Tom Paine
The Closing of the Port: Cause & Effect Inference Activity
Persuasive Writing Nugget Hunt Activity
Fact or Opinion Activity
1776 Government Vocabulary Sort
Should the King Declare War Activity
Write Your Own “Common Sense” Pamphlet
The British Invasion of New York 1776. A Math Activity
Design the First Coin
National Park Webquest (Pre-1776)
Venn Diagram: Compare & Contrast
Section V: Thomas Paine in the British Press
British Cartoons About Thomas Paine
Appendix: Thomas Paine’s Common Sense (original text)
Answer Key
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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