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The Trouble With Taxes Lesson
The Trouble With Taxes Lesson
IV. Procedures:
Introduction
To introduce this lesson, I would start taxing things
that my students use in the classroom. For example, in
order to go to recess, a student would have to give me
their pencil, etc. The more it will make them mad, the
better.
Teaching/Activities
Day One:
1. Ask a series of questions to see how the students
felt about the taxation and how they would feel if
they had to do that each day.
a. How did you feel about being taxed
for__________?
b. How would you react if you had to be taxed
for this each day?
c. Would you put up with this taxation, or would
you do something about it? What would you
do?
2. Tell the students that they will be learning about a
time in America when they were being taxed for
things they felt were unfair.
3. Begin reading the chapter The Trouble with
Taxes allowed from George vs. George by Rosalyn
Schanzer.
4. Following the reading, divide your students into
small reading groups.
a. Each group will need a copy of the text.
b. Each student will need a copy of the handout.