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TITLE: Edward Winslow Letter UNIT/WEEK: Unit 3 Pilgrims and Puritans

MA FRAMEWORKS TIME: This lesson should be taught at the end of the Pilgrim section of the unit, 3.3 Describe the Pilgrims’ early years in the Plymouth Colony but before the William Hilton letter to his family. Who are the Pilgrims? Why did they leave England and what was their daily life like?

MATERIALS Teacher Notes: Letter  Some of the words listed at the bottom of the revised version of TEACHER INSTRUCTIONS the Winslow letter are not included in the text. (NOTE: We will be crafting a set of standard instructions which will precede our close reading exemplars…This is only intended to be a sample.)  The relationship between the English Colonist and The Native 1.) Ask students to read the entire text independently. Americans is the focus of this lesson. As history changes, so does 2.) Re-read the entire text aloud while the students follow along. the relationship between the English Colonists and the 3.) Set up the close reading work. We are reading detectives and are goal is to read Wampanoags. It is important for students to see these changes. this text really closely to uncover it’s meaning. The only way to do that is to read it closely.  Background of Edward Winslow 4.) Let’s look at the first paragraph one more time…  Separatist BIG IDEAS AND KEY UNDERSTANDINGS (Identify the key insights that you want  Traveled on Mayflower students to understand from the text.)  One of many leaders of Plymouth colony  Served in a number of governmental positions in the The events of the “special celebration” of 1621 give us insights into the relationship colony between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoags.  Introduce the idea about the First Thanksgiving at the end of the lesson. SYNOPSIS (2-4 sentence summary of the text) DO NOT READ TO STUDENTS  Supplemental reading is suggested Edward Winslow’s account of the first harvest in the New World.

INTRODUCTION Today we will read a primary source document to hear the voice of Edward Winslow a Pilgrim from 1621. As we read today it is our task to build meaning from the text. Text under discussion TEXT DEPENDENT QUESTIONS RESPONSES  Begin with a “winnable” question that  Answers that reference the text. will help orient students to the text.  Multiple responses may be provided  The sequence of questions should using different pieces of evidence build a gradual understanding of the  Inferences must be grounded logically in key meanings. the text  Questions should focus on a word/phrase, sentence or paragraph.

Modern Translation of Edward Winslow’s Letter Who attended the celebration? Massasoit, Governor Bradford, Captain Standish, This is part of the letter written by Edward Winslow in ninety Wampanoags, Pilgrims 1621. The spelling and words have been changed to make it easier for people today to understand.

“Our harvest being gotten in, our Governor sent four men What did each group (The Pilgrims and The Pilgrims brought crops and wild foul. The hunting wild fowl, so that we might have a special the Wampanoags ) bring to this Wampanoags brought 5 deer. celebration together, after we had brought in our crops. special celebration? Those four in one day killed as much wild fowl that it and some other food served the community almost a week. At that time, along with other recreations, we practiced 3 days shooting our muskets. Many of the Wampanoag came to How long did this celebration last? the town including their leader Massasoit with about ninety men, whom for three days we entertained and feasted. And they went out and killed five deer which they brought to the Plantation and presented to Governor What words and phrases describe Shooting muskets, Hunting wild foul, brought in Bradford what life was like in 1621? crops and Captain Standish and others. Although food is not always so plentiful as it was at that time,

What words and phrases in the “ food is not always so plentiful as it was at that paragraph suggest that this time” celebration was not typical of daily A special celebration, entertained and feasted yet by the goodness of God, we are so far from starvation, life? for 3 days that we often wish you could share our plenty.”

The letter states, “ We are so far from Having enough food to serve the community for starvation” what evidence in the text a week and they feasted for 3 days shows that this is true? The food was not always so plentiful as at that time and we wish we could share our plenty

VOCABULARY

EMBEDDED INSTRUCTION EXTENDED INSTRUCTION (Tier 2) Words that require some attention in order for students to Words that build academic language and are essential to understanding the text. These understand the selection. Define words quickly using words may be defined quickly, but will be revisited for students to integrate into their student friendly definition. vocabulary. Muskets Plentiful

Fowl Presented

Plantation Feasted

CULMINATING WRITING TASK (The culminating text dependent question focuses on the key understanding or big idea in the text. The question should require the writer to find evidence in multiple places throughout the text.)

Based on the author of this letter, what can you infer about the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag’s relationship in 1621?

Evidence that may be included in student responses: - they lived far away from each other (they came to town and stayed for three days) - they don’t get together often (“special” celebration) - they were peaceful towards each other (entertained and feasted) - they were cooperative (both groups contributed to the celebration) - they were respectful towards each other (Pilgrims prepared feast for Wampanoags; Wampanoags presented deer to Pilgrim leaders)