Jamestown Colony Printable Reading Comprehension Part III |
| Grade Level: 6+ | Lexile: 1150 | Word Count: 423 |
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 -How did the kidnapping of Pocahontas actually (although temporarily) improve relations between the Jamestown settlers and the Powhatan people? How did John Rolfe's tobacco change the fortunes of the Jamestown settlers? What was the Headright System? How did things get worse at Jamestown when Powhatan's successor became chief? |
| Extend - Have students come up with their own multiple choice questions based on the passage. |