Introduction
William Bradford was a successful Colonial governor. Over a period of seventeen years, from 1630 until 1647, he wrote annual accounts of the Plymouth settlement. What you will be reading are excerpts from his annual reports.
Video
In order to get a clearer picture of the time period about which you will be reading in this lesson, please watch this video about life at Plymouth Plantation.
This lesson is aligned with ACOS1Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text., ACOS2Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text., ACOS4Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone)., ACOS6Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of early American literature to 1900, drawing on a wide reading of American literature., ACOS18Analyze seminal United States documents of historical and literary significance (e.g., Washington's Farewell Address, the Gettysburg Address), including how they address related themes and concepts., ACOS20By the end of Grade 10, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the Grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently., and ACOS24Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 21-23 above.). At the end of this lesson, student will be able to:
- Read, analyze, and synthesize the main idea of a primary source,
- Identify and use common core reading strategies,
- Identify the writer's purpose in a primary source,
- Summarize a primary source.
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Introduction