Moving right along in our First Encounters and Colonial Literature unit, we continued to explore the writings of the early explorers and colonists. When I was at UCLA, a comedy group did a sketch about William Bradford, so naturally we had to watch it before reading an excerpt from Of Plymouth Plantation. I think it's hilarious--the students described it as "cringe-y"--but that won't stop me from continuing to show it every year. In addition to annotating Bradford's documentation of Plymouth Colony, the students extrapolated and made inferences to step into someone else's shoes rewrite the piece from the perspective of the Native Americans.
After Bradford, we read two primary documents, both written by John Smith, detailing his first encounter with the Native Americans. Each account tells a very different story, so the students compiled evidence and debated which one they believed to be the "true" story. The students did a phenomenal job acknowledging the opposing side of the argument and clearly presenting evidence in support of their claim. Periods 1 & 2 both believed Document B told the real story, whereas the majority in periods 3 & 4 believed Document A. Overall, it was a pretty even split.
Here are this week's caption contest winners!
P1
"You ruined our fun so now we’ll ruin yours." - Don R. “Sorry Jimmy this one is for 40 year olds and older.” - Denny V. P2 "The movie theater during the opening of Incredibles 2 like" - Allison B. "Wait your turn kid, we haven’t had fun like this in a while." - Lea J. "Take your parents to recess day." - Sebastian M. P3 "Hey Johnny can you catch me at the bottom?" - Kai H. “Wait your turn like the rest of us, kid.” - Jack M. “Run along now Timmy, the adults are play— working, the adults are working.” - Justin O. "Leave me alone, I’m working." - Mauricio V. P4 "The annual 'Bring Your Parent to Play’ day." - Kimani E. “Sorry son, I have business to attend to.” - Edgar F. "We need this more than you do." - Alessandra G. "Sorry kid, this is an adults only meeting." - Gavin H. "Please son, just let me have this." - Russell K.
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