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Of Plymouth Plantation
A Chronicle by William Bradford
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Pilgrims What do you know about Pilgrims?
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Pilgrims Puritans Separatists From England 1500’s – 1600’s
Wanted to “Purify” the Church of England Separatists Part of Puritans Wanted to withdraw from Church of England Were declared illegal and arrested for beliefs
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Pilgrims Came to America to practice their religion
Mayflower—ship that brought them to New England Cape Cod, Massachusetts Arrived in November of 1620 Almost half died during that first winter Wampanoag –Native American tribe that helped Pilgrims survive
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William Bradford 1590-1657 Religious Rebel Political Leader
Orphaned as a young child Joined age 16 Rode on the Mayflower to age 30 Political Leader Helped write “Mayflower Compact”, the agreement for the government of the colony Spring of 1621 was elected governor of the colony Held that post for 30 years
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William Bradford Wife , Dorothy, fell overboard after Plymouth Had a 2 year old son Wrote “Of Plymouth Plantation” throughout the 1620’s Published posthumously in 1856
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Primary Sources Written by people who observed or participated in an event Include: Letters Diaries Speeches Newspaper articles Eyewitness accounts Contain both facts and opinions
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Facts vs. Opinions Facts Opinions Can be verified
Dates Names Places Opinions Usually contain feelings or subjective information “bad” or “good” Bias
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Summarizing Condensing what you’ve read into fewer words Restating
Main ideas Most important details Clarifies understanding
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Summarizing: Questions to ask yourself
What happened? What is essential, or important, to tell? What is the outcome, or result? Who is involved?
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Summarizing: Questions to ask yourself
Why does this happen? What is the main point? What does the author want me to remember or learn from the passage?
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Clarifying Strategies
What was confusing? Characters (Proper Nouns) Who is in the story? What did they do? How do they relate to each other? Setting (Proper Nouns) Where does the story take place? When does the story take place?
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Clarifying Strategies
What words or phrases did you need more information on? Write down words specific to this story Write down phrases that don’t make sense to you
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Clarifying Strategies
Understanding vocabulary Look for smaller words in big words Look for familiar word parts affixes (prefixes or suffixes) root words Look for the word “or” which gives more information Keep reading to see if you can guess the meaning from context clues Last resort—write the word down to look up later
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Predicting What will happen next? Why do you think what you do?
Why should you keep reading? Why do you think what you do? Why are you predicting that outcome? What did the characters do to make you think that? What is happening that makes you think that?
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Active Reading Process
Heading Main Idea Supporting Details Summary Sentence Headings 1. Their Safe Arrival at Cape Cod The First Encounter The Starving Time Indian Relations First Thanksgiving
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Active Reading (Metacognition)
Preview the text Set the purpose in your mind for reading each passage Determine what you know Determine what you don’t know Be prepared to ask questions about what you don’t know
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Generating Questions Write three kinds of questions: Questions of Fact
Focus on details from the text. Ask about people, places, and things. Choose surface questions for others to answer.
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Generating Questions Questions of Interpretation
Focus on meanings that the text communicates. Ask about symbols, themes, and underlying messages. Choose deeper questions for others to answer.
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Generating Questions Questions That Are Open Ended
Focus on moving beyond the text. Ask about future effects and implications. Choose open-ended questions for others to answer.
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Vocabulary (p. 82) providence procure sentinel solace vanquish aloof
commodity procure desolate sentinel feigned solace hue vanquish
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Prompt Choose two sections of the story. State the main idea of each section. Use quotes from the story to support your answer. Explain each thoroughly.
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