Of Plymouth Plantation & Coming of Age in the Dawnland

from Of Plymouth Plantation:

Why did the puritans write the Mayflower Compact?

• They needed a patent to settle in Virginia.

• They needed to establish rules to create order and peace in their community.

• They wanted to choose their own king.

• They wanted to form an agreement that would prevent any of the puritans from interacting with Native Americans.

from Of Plymouth Plantation:

What was a major influence in the lives of Pilgrims?

• The King of England.

• Their desire to find gold.

• Their belief in God.

• The adventure stories they heard about the New World.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Coming of Age in the Dawnland:

What was Mann's purpose for including descriptions of the Native Americans' homes?

• To show that Native Americans were more advanced than Europeans.

• To show that Tisquantum had a nice childhood.

• To show that not all Native American homes were the same.

• To show that Tisquantum was tough because he had to build his home at a very young age.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Coming of Age in the Dawnland:

Mann explains that the Native American dish nokake is a "flour-like powder". This is an example of...

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Allusion

• Simile

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Coming of Age in the Dawnland:

Why does Mann explain that the Native American dish nokake was a "flour-like powder"?

• To inform readers how Native Americans ate 2,500 calories a day.

• To inform readers that Native Americans didn't only rely on fish to survive.

• To inform readers that Native Americans were great chefs.

• To allow readers to make a connection to the lives of the Native Americans.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

from Of Plymouth Plantation:

How is Squanto characterized in Of Plymouth Plantation?

• He is characterized as eager to help the Europeans.

• He is characterized as a criminal.

• He is characterized as being full of rage.

• He is characterized as tough.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Coming of Age in the Dawnland:

How is Tisquantum characterized in Coming of Age in the Dawnland?

• He is characterized as angry about the Europeans' arrival.

• He is characterized as defending his own culture.

• He is characterized as a team player.

• He is characterized as chief of his settlement.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which of the following are ideas that are explored in both texts?

• The good character of the Native Americans.

• The extent of the Native American settlements.

• The abundance of available food in Massachusetts.

• The relationship between the Native Americans and the English.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Coming of Age in the Dawnland:

Why does the author include the map in "Coming of Age in the Dawnland"?

• To compare Massachusetts in the 1600s to Massachusetts today.

• To show the settlements of Native Americans mentioned in the selection.

• To clarify why Tisquantum did not consider himself a Native American.

• To show the location of Dawnland in the Western Hemisphere.

• To show the different locations of the Native American confederations.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7