Comparing Stories of Thanksgiving
Read the first article, The Pilgrims and America's First Thanksgiving, for background information on Thanksgiving. Then, read the other sources on Thanksgiving and complete the handout.
Write a one page response to the following questions:
1. In your own words, how do these authors tell the story of the first Thanksgiving?
2. What sources of evidence did these authors use to support their version of the story?
3. How might the writers’ point of view help determine their interpretation of the story?
Links:
1. The Pilgrims and America's First Thanksgiving
2. Are you teaching the real story of the first Thanksgiving?
3. The Pilgrims Were... Socialists?
4. The First National Day of Mourning held in Plymouth, November 26, 1970
If the links will not open, you can access the files below:
Write a one page response to the following questions:
1. In your own words, how do these authors tell the story of the first Thanksgiving?
2. What sources of evidence did these authors use to support their version of the story?
3. How might the writers’ point of view help determine their interpretation of the story?
Links:
1. The Pilgrims and America's First Thanksgiving
2. Are you teaching the real story of the first Thanksgiving?
3. The Pilgrims Were... Socialists?
4. The First National Day of Mourning held in Plymouth, November 26, 1970
If the links will not open, you can access the files below:
Thanksgiving Source Handout | |
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the_pilgrims_and_america.docx | |
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mass_moments__first__national_day_of_mourning__held_in_plymouth.pdf | |
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education_world__teach_the_real_story_of_the__first_thanksgiving_.pdf | |
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the_real_meaning_of_thanksgiving__the_triumph_of_capitalism_over_collectivism___aier.pdf | |
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thanksgiving_and_the_tea_party_-_the_new_york_times.pdf | |
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