1. Early English Colonial Settlement
Journal Topic: Brainstorm/memory activation--Introduction to English Colonial Settlement ( )
Early English Colonial Settlement
Roanoke
(1587)
Plymouth
(1620)
Jamestown
(1607)
Task: Complete the brainstorm diagram by adding what you know about Jamestown, Roanoke, and Plymouth.

2. Journal Topic: Roanoke
Task: As you watch the video: “In Search of the Lost Colony of Roanoke,” answer the following questions. The link is located in the cool sites section of this website.
1. What do you think happened to the settlers at Roanoke? Explain?

3. Critical Reading for the article, “The First English Settlements.”
Guiding Prompts for the reading:
1. What economic, political, and social factors contributed to English colonial settlement of North America?
2. What are the significant events relating to English colonial settlement?
3. Number each of the paragraphs.
4. SPQ2R—Survey the text, predict, develop one question of your own and write it at the top.
5. Mark the text identifying specific information that relates to the guiding questions above.
6. For each of the bracketed chunks chart important information in the ESPS chart. Note some of the significant events are not located in the brackets.
Remember: The big picture question for this unit of study is as follows: Which colony, Plymouth or Jamestown, is more significant from a U.S. historical perspective?