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Describe the Wampanoag perspective of the Thanksgiving story and why they chose to help the Pilgrims.
Book: Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story by Danielle Greendeer, Anthony Perry, and Alexis Bunten
Rubric: Editing Checklist 2 (G3, U2)
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Recognize and honor the Indigenous tribe(s) or nation(s) who have stewarded the lands and waters upon which your community is built.
Standards
RI.3.3
Explain what motivated the settlement and colonization of North and South America and what challenges the explorers faced.
Describe key aspects of Wampanoag culture.
Form and appropriately use simple verb tenses.
L.3.1.dL.3.1.e
Describe the conditions on the Mayflower and why so many people decided to make the journey.
RI.3.3RI.3.6
Describe Lizzy's experiences on the Mayflower and the challenges she faced.
Write a paragraph that teaches others about the effect of the arrival of European settlers to North America.
Plan a cause-and-effect paragraph that describes the conditions on the Mayflower.
W.3.2W.3.2.bW.3.7W.3.8
Draft a cause-and-effect paragraph that describes the conditions on the Mayflower.
Explain how the arrival of European explorers impacted the Wampanoag.
RI.3.3RI.3.9
Explain why the Pilgrims were not satisfied with Cape Cod and why they were satisfied with Plymouth.
Explain what readers learn from Lizzy about what life was like in the "New World."
Draft a cause-and-effect paragraph with important facts and details to describe the challenges and rewards of being in the "New World."
Describe the Wampanoag and their values.
Analyze how the Wampanoag view the Pilgrims and explain why.
Analyze what information is missing about the Wampanoag.
RI.3.3RI.3.6RI.3.9
Write a paragraph explaining the impact of the arrival of European settlers in North America.
Draft a cause-and-effect paragraph that explains how the arrival of English settlers affected the Wampanoag.
Develop and clarify writing by rearranging ideas to ensure a logical progression.
Ensure that subjects and verbs in a sentence agree in number and person.
L.3.1.dL.3.1.eL.3.1.f
Describe the Wampanoag's relationship with the colonists.
Discuss a unit Essential Question using information from multiple texts and sources.
RI.3.3SL.3.1SL.3.1.aSL.3.1.d
Analyze an account of the first Thanksgiving and explain what happened.
Discuss unit Essential Questions using information from multiple texts and sources.
RI.3.6RI.3.9SL.3.1SL.3.1.aSL.3.1.d
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Research, draft, illustrate, and create an informational book to teach the events of the history that would become the "First" Thanksgiving.
Investigate a research question on the topic of the first Thanksgiving.
W.3.2W.3.2.bW.3.6W.3.7W.3.8
Plan an informational paragraph about the true story of the first Thanksgiving that introduces a topic, includes related details, and provides a concluding statement.
W.3.2W.3.2.cW.3.7W.3.8
Publish an informational book on the first Thanksgiving.
W.3.2W.3.6W.3.7W.3.8
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