Period 2, Day 5 Classwork: The Legend of Pocahontas

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11 questions
Note from the author:
Content Objective: I will be able to explore historical misconceptions on the legend of Pocahontas.
Standard Objective: I will be able to cite the textual evidence that best supports a given claim or point.

Warm Up: Please answer the following questions in complete sentences based on your personal experiences and ideas.
Content Objective: I will be able to explore historical misconceptions on the legend of Pocahontas.
Standard Objective: I will be able to cite the textual evidence that best supports a given claim or point.

Warm Up: Please answer the following questions in complete sentences based on your personal experiences and ideas.
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What challenges might historians face when studying Native Americans in the colonial era?

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Please rate how well you understood the "Pochontas: Truth vs. Myth" primary text readings on a scale from 1 to 4. If you have any questions, drop them in the "Show Your Work" area.

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What word goes in the first blank?

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What word goes in the second blank?

John Gadsby Chapman, The Hope of Jamestown, 1841
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How does Chapman’s painting depict the indigenous response to English arrival in 1607?

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How do you think Native Americans actually responded to English arrival in 1607?

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What is factual and what is inaccurate about Pocahontas' relationship with John Smith?

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What is factual and what is inaccurate about the scene when Pochontas saves John Smith's life?

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What is factual and what is inaccurate about the "Mine, Mine, Mine" scene depicting English arrival to Jamestown in 1607?

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Exit Ticket: Given the differences between the 1995 Disney version of Pocahontas and what actually happened in the seventeenth century, how can we - as historians - validate primary sources and determine historical truth?

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Exit Ticket: Please rate how well you understood today's lesson on a scale from 1 to 4: