Jamestown Colony Online Reading Comprehension Part I |
| Grade Level: 6+ | Lexile: 1150 | Word Count: 570 |
| This activity gives a printable score report and allows for narration |
Use this Activity: |
| Reading Groups - This passage serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies. |
| Morning Work - This reading comprehension activity takes students about 20-25 minutes. |
| Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts. |
| Part of a Lesson - Teaching about the 13 Colonies, or Virginia? This activity serves as a great extension. |
| Whiteboard- Students can take turns coming to the whiteboard to answer the multiple choice questions or annotate the passage. |
| Discuss - What were some of the problems that quickly arose at Jamestown? How did John Smith's leadership help save the colony? Why did some of the settlers dislike John Smith? What did Chief Powhatan think of John Smith? |
| Extend - Have students come up with their own multiple choice questions based on the passage. |