Unit 0.2 Classwork: The Founding of Jamestown - Truong
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Content Objective: I will be able to contextualize the experience of early Jamestown settlers in Virginia.
Standard Objective: I will be able to identify information and ideas explicitly stated in text.
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Content Objective: I will be able to contextualize the experience of early Jamestown settlers in Virginia.
Standard Objective: I will be able to identify information and ideas explicitly stated in text.
Absent? Just want to review the notes? Click here for the slides.
Warm Up: Please answer the following questions based on your understanding of last night’s reading.
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What is the wildest thing you've eaten?
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Founded in _______, Jamestown, Virginia was the first _______ English settlement in North America. This makes _______ an important turning point in the history of Colonial America, as the English, who would become the dominant colonial power in North America, had finally established a _______ colonial presence.
Applying Knowledge: Great job! Now, we will practice analyzing a primary source document as historians.
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Step 2: Read the Document
Drop any notes, reactions, or questions you have about the reading in this space!
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Step 3: What happened to the wife in the second paragraph? What specific words or phrases from the text support your conclusion?
Sentence-Starters:
In the second paragraph, the wife...
Captain John Smith describes how "TEXT EVIDENCE" (Smith, 1624).
This evidence suggests that...
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Please rate how well you understood last night's reading on a scale from 1 to 4.
Did you have any questions or interesting comments about last night's reading? If so, drop them in the "Show Your Work" section!
0 - I need to get caught up by the end of the week!
1 - I do not understand the reading yet.
2 - I need to re-read.
3 - I can understand the reading on my own.
4 - I can explain the reading to someone else.
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Describe the journey from England to Jamestown, Virginia in one word.
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Why did English settlers leave the “Old” World for the “New” World with so many unknowns and risks?
Sourcing: When given a text to analyze, like on the SAT Reading exam, what is the very first thing you should read?
You should read the source information to access prior knowledge you may have about the author or date.
You should read the question stem first so you can determine what to look for when you read.
You should read the text first, of course. What a silly question!
You should read the answers first and look for them in the text.
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Exit Ticket: What historical events were happening in Jamestown, 1607 that led to the death of the wife in the second paragraph?
Early Jamestown settlers spent all of their time fighting each other so Captain John Smith had to execute the rebels.
Early Jamestown settlers and Native Americans developed a trade alliance that resulted in the First Thanksgiving dinner.
Early Jamestown settlers were so unprepared for the winter that they had to resort to eating horses, rats, and even other humans.
Early Jamestown settlers were so afraid of Native Americans that they did not venture far from camp to find food and barely survived.
Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4:
1 - I need to seek out extra help from someone else.
2 - I need to find resources and relearn on my own.
3 - I understood the lesson on my own, and should pass on the knowledge!
4 - I was able to successfully explain and help someone else’s understanding.
Historical Context: What do you know was happening in history at the time this document was created?
English settlers in North America were fleeing from religious persecution, poverty, and social immobility in Europe.
English settlers were quite content with their lives in Europe and wanted to share their experience with the Native Americans.