Marshall ABE's Reading for Today's Adults Level 6.5 Story 16 Thanksgiving Pre-reading Questions : • WhatdoyouknowaboutThanksgiving? Definitions : • Venison–meatfromadeer Reading WhatdoyoudoonthefourthThursdayofNovember?MostpeopleintheUnitedStates 16 celebrateThanksgiving.Thanksgivingisanationalholiday.Onthisday,mostpeopledonotgoto 32 work.Theytravelbyplane,train,bus,orcartobetogetherwithfamilyandfriends.Theygather 50 togivethanksandshareingreatfoodandfun. 60 Thanksgivingmorningisafuntimeforchildren.ManylargecitiesthroughouttheUnited 74 Stateshostwonderfulparades.NewYorkCity’s“Macy’sDayParade”isoneofthebestknown. 90 TurnonyourtelevisionThanksgivingmorning,andyoucanseeaparadeonalmosteverystation! 106 Intheafternoon,familiesgatherforaspecialholidaydinner.Theyfeastonthetraditionalmeal 122 ofturkeywithstuffing,mashedpotatoes,andcranberries.Saveroomfordessert!Thepumpkin 136 pieisdelicious.Afterdinnerfamiliesrelaxandtalk.ManypeoplewatchfootballgamesonTV. 152 Thanksgivingbeganover350yearsago.OnDecember11,1620,onehundredPilgrimslanded 166 atPlymouthRock.TheysailedfromEnglandonaboatcalledtheMayflower.Manycamefor 182 religiousfreedom.Allcamefornewlives. 189 ThefirstwinterthePilgrimswerehungry,sick,andverycold.Manydidnotsurvive.Fortysix 206 oftheoriginal102peopledied.ThenativeIndianshelpedthe struggling Pilgrims.Theytaught 221 thePilgrimstoplantcornandbuildhouses.TheytaughtthePilgrimsabouttheland’splantsand 238 animals.WithoutthehelpoftheIndians,allthePilgrimsmayhavediedthatfirstyear. 254 Inthefallof1621,thePilgrimsgavethanksfortheirnewlandandlargeharvest.Theyalso 272 gavethanksforthehelpoftheIndians.ThefirstThanksgivingholidaylastedforthreedays.No 289 oneknowsifturkeywasserved.WedoknowthePilgrimsandIndiansfeastedonvenisonandfish . 307 Theyalsohadboiledpumpkin,berries,plumsandfriedbreadmadefromcorn. 320 Today,Thanksgivingismorethangivingthanksandsharingatastymeal.Itisalsothe 336 beginningoftheholidayshoppingseason.Thebiggestshoppingdayoftheyearhappenstheday 352 afterThanksgiving.Manystoresopentheirdoorstoshoppersat6a.m.Theseearly-birdsfind 368 manyspecialsavings! 371 Level6.5 Understanding 1. WhocelebratedthefirstThanksgiving?_________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Whywasitcelebrated?______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Whatdayoftheweekisthebiggestshoppingdayoftheyear?_______________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. WhatarethesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthetraditionalThanksgivingmealandthefirst Thanksgivingmeal? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Whatdoestheword struggle mean? ___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Whatareearly-birds? _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 7. WhatpercentageofPilgrimsdiedthatfirstyearatPlymouthRock? __________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Writing OptionA : WhatdoyoudoduringtheThanksgivingholiday? OptionB :Inyourownwords,summarizewhatyouknowaboutThanksgiving. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________.