Module 3 Lesson 16

How did the social and environmental factors in the unknown world of Jamestown shape its development and decline?

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Essential Question: Module 3

Open Ended

What was a question answered for you in the Afterword (219)?

How do the settlers’ and the Powhatans’ responses to the challenges of Jamestown impact its decline and development?

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Focusing Question

Reveal: What does a deeper exploration of the Afterword and Author’s Note reveal in Blood on the River?

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Content Framing Question

Open Ended

Based on what you read in the Afterword, what were some social and environmental factors that caused problems for the Jamestown settlement during the winter of 1609–1610 and beyond?

Give me at least ONE.

Open Ended

Based on what you read in the Afterword, what were some social and environmental factors that contributed to the development of Jamestown and the larger English colony?

Give me at least ONE.

Handout 16A

As you read the "Author's Note" (255-233) use this handout to record notes about the challenges Carbone facedand the solutions she used to write an engaging and accurate historical fiction novel. You can refer to this handout when completing the New Read Assessment.

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New Read Assessment

After Reading the Author's Note (225-233) complete the New Read Assessment found in your Google Classroom: Grade 6 Module 3 Lesson 16: New Read Assessment

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New Read Assessment