Reading for Information K.Rocquin.2014 The following article and questions relate to the Pilgrims, Native Americans, and the First Thanksgiving. The First Thanksgiving I can: I can read and comprehend texts to discover information. CCSS Connections Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.10 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.10 Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently. Directions: 1.Read the article information on each task card. 2.Read the included questions. 3.Refer to the text of the article to locate the answers to the questions. 4.Write your answers on your response sheet.

Informational Text: Page 1 The Pilgrims, who came from England on the ship Mayflower, had a hard first year. They had no houses waiting for them in Massachusetts. They didn't have much food, and they battled sickness. Quickly they built houses in their winter wilderness to keep themselves warm. Everyone helped, even young children. 1. From which country did the Pilgrims sail? _______________________________ 2. What was the name of the Pilgrims’ ship? _________________________________ 3. Were the pilgrims healthy or sick when they arrived to the new land? _________________________________ Informational Text: Page 2 In the spring the settlers planted crops. Their new friend Squanto, a Native American, taught them the best way to plant corn. All through the summer the corn grew taller and taller. By harvest time the Pilgrims had enough corn for their second winter in America. Pilgrim children helped bring in the harvest. 1. What was the name of the Native American friend who helped the pilgrims? _______________________________ 2.According to the text, what crop did the Native Americans teach the Pilgrims to plant? _________________________________ 3.Did the Pilgrim children help with the harvest? _________________________________

Informational Text: Page 3 The Pilgrims decided to celebrate. They invited their Native American friends Squanto and King Massasoit of the Wampanoags to share their three-day harvest feast. The Pilgrims were thankful for a good crop, so they wouldn't go hungry again. They were thankful for houses to keep them warm. They were thankful for freedom to build a new life. They were thankful for Squanto. The Pilgrims would have starved without his help. 1.What was the name of the Native American tribe that helped the Pilgrims? W __ m p __ n __ __ g s 2. How many days did the harvest feast last? ______ days 3.According to the text, what is ONE thing that the Pilgrims were thankful for? _________________________________ Informational Text: Page 4 Only four married women survived the first hard winter. These four prepared the food for the harvest feast in their homes. The children helped. They cooked enough for the 50 Pilgrims and their two guests. 1. Where did the Pilgrim woman prepare the food? _______________________________ 2.Did Pilgrim children help prepare the food? _________________________________ 3.How many Pilgrims were going to attend the feast? _________________________________

Informational Text: Page 5 What did the Pilgrim women fix for their harvest feast? They cooked a big kettle of soup to feed 52 people. They roasted and boiled plenty of meat and fish for 52 people. There were turkeys with "puddings in the belly." (Can you guess what "puddings in the belly" were?) There were geese and ducks, too. The women had plenty of cornmeal to make round, flat loaves of bread. They also stewed pumpkin and prepared vegetables. 1.What was in the big kettle that the Pilgrim woman fixed? ________________________________ 2. Name one bird that was prepared as a meal at the feast? _________________________ 3.Name the big, round, orange vegetable that was prepared as a stew. p __ m p __ __ n Informational Text: Page 6 On the first day of the feast, the guests arrived led by King Massasoit. The Pilgrims welcomed them. But surprise-- Massasoit brought 90 Wampanoag Indian men with him! The wide-eyed women rushed to put more meat in the pot and more bread in the oven. They had enough food ready for 52 hungry people but not enough for nearly three times that many hungry people! 1. How many Wampanoag Indian men did King Massasoit bring with him? _______________________________ 2.Why were the Pilgrim woman “wide- eyed” as described in the text? _________________________________ 3.Did the Pilgrims welcome the extra guests to the feast, or turn them away? _________________________________

Informational Text: Page 7 The men rolled out barrels and put planks on top to make tables. They covered them with their fine linen tablecloths. They set the tables with huge cloth napkins, knives, spoons, and wooden plates called trenchers. Sometimes two people shared one trencher. In those days English people did not have forks. Instead, they used their fingers to serve themselves and to eat. They needed the huge napkins to wipe their greasy hands. 1.In the text, “The men rolled out barrels and put planks on top to make tables,” what can you infer is a “plank?” __________________________________ 2. What is another name for a wooden plate? _________________________ 3.Instead of forks, what did the Pilgrims use to eat their food? __________________________________ Informational Text: Page 8 On the first day of the feast, the guests arrived led by King Massasoit. The Pilgrims welcomed them. But surprise-- Massasoit brought 90 Wampanoag Indian men with him! The wide-eyed women rushed to put more meat in the pot and more bread in the oven. They had enough food ready for 52 hungry people but not enough for nearly three times that many hungry people! 1. How many Wampanoag Indian men did King Massasoit bring with him? _______________________________ 2.Why were the Pilgrim woman “wide- eyed” as described in the text? _________________________________ 3.Did the Pilgrims welcome the extra guests to the feast, or turn them away? _________________________________

Informational Text: Page 9 After dinner they played games, had contests, and sang. A favorite of the children was a pillow fight. Sitting on a raised log, two children banged one another with the pillows until one of them fell off the log. The men showed their strength by pitching a log. The one who threw it the farthest won. The adults competed in a tug of war. They tugged on the rope and laughed until one side pulled the other over the line. 1.The text says that the children “banged” on each other with pillows. What does the term “banged” mean in this context? __________________________________ 2. The Pilgrim men showed their strength by “pitching” a log. What word from the text is used to help define “pitching?” toss threw tugged 3.What do you pull on in a game of tug of war? __________________________________ Informational Text: Page 10 The Pilgrim men loaded their muskets and put in lighted wicks. They pulled the triggers. BANG! The noise and the smoke amazed the Wampanoags. Then the Wampanoags danced for the Pilgrims. The Pilgrims also sang English folk songs. They had fun singing some of them as rounds. 1. After reading the first line of the text, what can you infer is a “musket?” _______________________________ 2.How did the Wampanoags feel to see and hear the muskets go BANG? _________________________________ 3.What types of songs did the Pilgrims sing? _________________________________

Informational Text: Page 11 In the United States, we sometimes call the celebration among the Pilgrims and Native Americans the "First Thanksgiving.” For the Pilgrims it was a celebration of their full harvest and hope for a better tomorrow. 1.Why is the word “Thanksgiving” capitalized? __________________________________ 2. What is another word that could be used for “celebration.” _________________________ 3.Name one thing you are thankful for. __________________________________ Informational Text: Page 12 Thanksgiving is America's most family-centered holiday. It is a time when Americans renew family ties. It is a time when we remember our own family histories as well as those of the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag. Thanksgiving dinner unites all Americans in a national celebration. In the end, we all carry our own Thanksgiving spirit around with us. 1. After reading the first two lines of text, is there evidence to support that Thanksgiving is a family holiday? _______________________________ 2.The text states that Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate family “history.” What is a memory that you celebrate with your family? _________________________________ 3. Thanksgiving is a national holiday? What does that mean? _________________________________

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Credits Source Citation (MLA 7 th Edition)Beem, Jane A. "Surprise: the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving." Appleseeds Nov. 2007: 8+. Kids InfoBits. Web. 7 Dec Document URL 550&v=2.1&u=hamm78236&it=r&p=ITKE&sw=w&asid= 5a17e9d30b1f07ce573569d8bbdc2f17 Gale Document Number: GALE|A mycutegraphics.com