Rediscovering Thanksgiving: Fact vs. Fiction

Lesson 14
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ELA

Unit 2

3rd Grade

Lesson 14 of 24

Objective


Analyze what information is missing about the Wampanoag. 

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Pilgrims: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #27 by Mary Pope Osborne  pp. 51 – 61

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

What information is missing from this text? What information do you wonder about that would show you more about their relationship? 

Extend: Why is that information missing? 

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Key Questions


Key Questions

  • Read the quote from page 52. "In spite of sickness and sorrow, the Pilgrims continued working." What does this show about the Pilgrims? Why?

  • Describe Samoset. Why were the Pilgrims surprised by him?

  • Describe Squanto. How did he help the Pilgrims?

  • What is an alliance? What was included in the alliance? Why?

  • Was Squanto always helpful? Why or why not.

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Vocabulary


motive

n.

a reason for doing something

shallow

adj.

not deep

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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
L.3.4.b
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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