3rd Grade, Unit 10, Lesson 9

Grade 3 | Unit 10: Colonial America

Lesson 9:
Pilgrims and
Puritans

Our Learning
Goals

Unit 10, Lesson 9: Pilgrims and Puritans

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Start of Lesson

Speaking and

Listening

Reading

Writing

Take-Home

Material

End of Lesson

What are our learning goals?

I can compare and contrast the Pilgrims and the Puritans in
“Religious Dissent and the New England Colonies.”

I can read a narrative about Puritan life and answer questions
about the text.

I can revise a draft of a narrative using a revision checklist.

Unit 10, Lesson 9: Pilgrims and Puritans

Speaking and
Listening

Unit 10, Lesson 9: Pilgrims and Puritans

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↓

Start of Lesson

Speaking and

Listening

Reading

Writing

Take-Home

Material

End of Lesson

Vocabulary

Unit 10, Lesson 9: Pilgrims and Puritans

dissenter

preach

senior

society

recant

Multiple Choice

I am the colony that began after about one hundred people boarded the Mayflower and came across the Atlantic Ocean.

• Roanoke Colony
• New Amsterdam Colony
• Plymouth Colony
• Jamestown Colony

Multiple Choice

I am another name for the Separatists who came to Plymouth because they wanted to separate from the Church of England and create a new life where they could freely worship.

• Founding Fathers
• Colonists
• Explorers
• Pilgrims

Multiple Choice

I am a journey that is taken for religious reasons.

• voyage
• expedition
• pilgrimage
• adventure

Multiple Choice

I am the name of the place where the Pilgrims and Strangers intended to go.

• Massachusetts

• Georgia

• Virginia

• Pennsylvania

Multiple Choice

I am the name of the place where the Mayflower landed.

• Maryland

• Plymouth

• Boston

• Jamestown

Multiple Choice

I am a Native American who spoke English and had been to England and Spain.

• Sitting Bull
• Squanto
• Crazy Horse
• Pocahontas

Multiple Choice

I am the set of rules that was made to help the Pilgrims self-govern.

• Pilgrim Pact
• Mayflower Agreement
• Mayflower Compact
• Mayflower Treaty

Multiple Choice

I am the man who became the governor of Plymouth.

• William Bradford
• George Washington
• John Smith
• Thomas Jefferson

Let’s Read

Unit 10, Lesson 9: Pilgrims and Puritans

“Religious Dissent and
the New England Colonies”

Open Ended

What kinds of hardships did the earliest colonists face?

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to be determined?

• Being lazy and unmotivated
• Having a strong willpower and perseverance towards achieving a goal.
• Giving up easily when faced with challenges
• Having no clear goals or ambitions

Multiple Choice

What did Winthrop mean that the colony should be built on a hill?

• To be closer to the stars and heavens
• To have a better view of the ocean
• To avoid potential flooding
• To be a shining example, visible to all, and inspire others to follow their righteous ways.

Multiple Choice

What is a dissenter?

• A dissenter is a person who agrees with official or popular opinion.
• A dissenter is a person who disagrees with the majority, usually a government or a church.

• A dissenter is a person who remains neutral in politics.

• A dissenter is a person who enforces official or popular opinion.

Multiple Choice

Why were Anne Hutchinson's beliefs about religion considered "dangerous"?

• Puritans believed more people needed to attend church.

• Puritans believed in not going to church.

• Puritans believed that the strict rules of their church needed to be followed exactly.

• Puritans believed in promoting peace and harmony within the community.

Multiple Choice

What is democracy?

• Democracy is a system of government where the citizens exercise power by voting.
• Democracy is a type of monarchy.
• Democracy is a form of dictatorship.
• Democracy is a system where power is given to someone by a king.

Unit 10, Lesson 9: Pilgrims and Puritans

Discussing the
Read-Aloud

Unit 10, Lesson 9: Pilgrims and Puritans

Open Ended

Which strict Puritan laws were the most important ones to follow?

Open Ended

Explain the most important thing you learned from the read aloud.

Unit 10, Lesson 9: Pilgrims and Puritans

What word are we learning about?

dissenter

Unit 10, Lesson 9: Pilgrims and Puritans

Synonyms and Antonyms Activity

dissenter

A dissenter is someone who disagrees with the majority,
or splits away from an established church or government.

Vocabulary

Unit 10, Lesson 9: Pilgrims and Puritans

pure

harbor

glorious

sacrifice

mend my ways