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Overview of Materials


Teachers' Packet:

  • Basic Lesson Plan
  • Graphic Organizer: Jamestown Time Line.
  • Using the DVD: Contains a synopsis of the DVD with suggested places to pause the video and questions to use for a short discussion during the pause.
  • Additional Activities: Contains suggestions for activities to use with the Supplementary Materials.

 

Supplementary Materials:

Exercises:

  • 17th Century Language: Contains exercises in interpreting 17th century language. The exercises are intended to be fun and demonstrate how our language has changed over time. There are several primary source documents at the end of the exercises for students to read and/or re-write into modern English.
  • Geography: Contains exercises in locating areas on a map that are relevant to the Virginia Colony.
  • Background Material:
    1. Ann and John Laydon: John was one of the original settlers and Ann was one of the first two English women to come to Jamestown in 1608. 
    2. The Virginia Indians. 
    3. Indentured Servants.
  • Newspaper Articles: Contains background information presented in the form of twelve newspaper stories as they might have been reported in the early 17th century.

Epilogue: What Happened After 1638: Contains information about the development of the colony and the status of Virginia Indians and Africans at the end of the 17th century.

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