Story What is Story? – a narrative, either true or fiction, in writing or spoken, that is designed to interest, entertain, or instruct the listener or reader Examples?

Storey What is Storey? – A floor or level of a building – Uh what? So a man jumps from a building…

Storey Your PERSPECTIVE – The manner in which your personal experiences affect how you view the world Examples?

Istor What is istor? – Ancient Greek meaning “Inquiry” – Istor = History Inquiry – To explore or investigate by asking questions and searching for evidence. – Historians are DETECTIVES!

Good Afternoon!!! 1.HOT ROC: Understanding History 2.Pocahontas: Our First Historical Inquiry 3.Road to the American Revolution (if time) Essential Question: Did Pocahontas save John Smith’s life? Homework: signed CIS due Friday

HOT ROC: History Briefly identify how each of the following terms relate to history… – Story – Storey – Istor

Pocahontas: Our First “Istor”

Pocahontas: What do we know? Native American interacted with explorers They made a movie about her  Disney Married John Smith OR JOHN SOMETHING! Rolfe She had a kid Her father was a chief She moved to England She could sing really well in English – Paint with all the colors of the wind? Talk to trees, animals, mental illness? TWO MOVIES!!!1!!

Colonial Origins of America First English colonists land at Jamestown, Virginia 1607 – Englishmen searching for gold (economic opportunity) John Smith: Captain and lead explorer – Conflict begins with the native Powhatan Indians almost immediately Pocahontas: daughter of Chief Powhatan

Did Pocahontas save John Smith’s life? LTDk LTDk What happened in this movie clip? Do you believe the movie? Ex. Is this what actually happened between Pocahontas and John Smith? Where else might we look to understand if this is what actually happened?

Key Terms for the Day Source/Sourcing – Primary Source – Secondary Source Corroborate/ Corroborating

Source Source: where you get your information from! – Primary Source – Secondary Source Questions to ask… – Who wrote this? – What is the author’s point of view? – When was it written (a long time or short time after the event)? – Why was it written? – Is this source believable?

General History (Document A)

Corroboration Corroborate: cross-checking an event to confirm it happened Questions to ask… – What do the other pieces of evidence say? – Am I finding the same information everywhere? – Am I finding different versions of the story? Why might that be? – Where else could I look to find out more about this?

True Relation (Document B)

The Primary Sources True Relation General History

Do you think Pocahontas saved John Smith’s life – Ex. Which source do you trust more? Provide evidence and an explanation to support your claim