Did Pocahontas Save John Smith WarmUp Copy and

Did Pocahontas Save John Smith?

Warm-Up: Copy and Fill Out Did Pocahontas Save John Smith? What I know… What I think I know… What I need to know… 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 3.

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Comparing Smith’s Accounts 1. Are there different facts in Smith’s two account of his captivity in December 1607? a. b. A True Relation (Source 1. 1) says: General History (Source 1. 2) says: 2. Why would Smith add on to his earlier story? 3. Why might he lie or exaggerate and invent new information? 4. Why would he not lie about the story?

Comparing Historians and Smith 1. Record a five (5) part “play-by-play” description of the “facts” as detailed in the General History of Virginia 2. Which historian(s) believe that the sequence did occur? 3. Describe what they think “facts” mean… a. b. Historian _______ believes. . . Historian _______ believes…

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Essay Logistics • Due two class periods from today • 250 – 300 words (include word count) • 12 Point Times New Roman or Calibri Font • Double Spaced • Title, Name, Date, Block • Staple rubric to the front of your essay