Rediscovering Thanksgiving: Fact vs. Fiction

Lesson 20
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ELA

Unit 2

3rd Grade

Lesson 20 of 24

Objective


Analyze an account of the first Thanksgiving and explain what happened. 

Readings and Materials


  • Book: 1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving by Catherine O'Neill Grace and Margaret M. Bruchac  pp. 27 – 39

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

According to 1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving, what really happened at the first Thanksgiving? 

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Key Questions


  • According to the author, how did the myth of Thanksgiving begin?

  • Describe the relationship between Massasoit and the Pilgrims. 

  • What details does the author include to describe what happened when the Wampanoag and the Pilgrims came together? 

  • How is this different from what we have already read? 

Vocabulary


accurate

adj.

without errors or mistake

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Common Core Standards


  • RI.3.3 — Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
  • RI.3.6 — Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.
  • RI.3.9 — Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.

Supporting Standards

L.3.4
RF.3.3
RF.3.4
RI.3.1
RI.3.4
RI.3.7
RI.3.10
SL.3.1
W.3.10
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