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5th Grade Unit Lesson 2 Separatists and Strangers: Who were the Pilgrims anyway? Level: 5th Grade Unit GLCE(s):
W.PS.05.01 Exhibit personal style and voice to enhance the written message in both narrative (e.g., personification, humor, element of surprise) and informational writing (e.g., emotional appeal, strong opinion, credible support). 5 U1.2.2 Use case studies of individual explorers and stories of life in Europe to compare the goals, obstacles, motivations, and consequences for European exploration and colonization of the Americas (e.g., economic, political, cultural, and religious). (National Geography Standard 13, p. 169, C, E) 5 U1.4.2 Use primary and secondary sources (e.g., letters, diaries, maps, documents, narratives, pictures, graphic data) to compare Europeans and American Indians who converged in the western hemisphere after 1492 with respect to governmental structure, and views on property ownership and land use. (National Geography Standard 12, p. 167, C, E)

Time Required: 55 minutes

Materials: Learning Logs Note cards Vocabulary Words 1 Sheet Chart Paper Markers

Masking tape Extra pencils Character Identity Cards Prezi: Separatists and Strangers Who were the Pilgrims anyway?

Objectives: Students will demonstrate what they learned about why the separatists and strangers were leaving Europe for the New World by writing a narrative entry in their learning logs about why their specific character and family were leaving for Europe. Introduction Reminder of behavior expectations. Procedure Prezi: Separatists and Strangers Who were the Pilgrims anyway? (15 minutes) Go through beginning to 1600s Have students put vocabulary in the word walls o pilgrim: a person who journeys, especially a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: pilgrims to the Holy Land. o Reformation: a religious movement of the 1500s that began as an attempt to change the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in new branches of faith like the Protestant Church and the Church of England.

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o Church of England: created by Henry VIII so that he would be able to divorce his wife. The monarchs of England from then on became the head of the Church of England (similar to the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church) o Geneva Bible: first Bible to be translated for common people to read. Before the Geneva Bible, only church officials were able to interpret the Bible and the common man had to rely on their understanding of it. Now anyone could read the Bible and interpret it for themselves. This lead to people wanting to separate from not only the Roman Catholic Church but in the case of England, the Church of England. Character Cards (10-15 minutes) Have students pull a card from the pile Explain that there was more information on the male Pilgrims so if the girls dont mind being a male character they can pull from the male pile. Have students read the background information on their character to themselves. Let the students tell each other who they are for the unit. Point out whos a Separatist and whos a Stranger. Continue with Prezi (10 minutes) Have students add vocabulary to their word walls o Separatist: in religion, those bodies of Christians who withdrew from the Church of England. They desired freedom from church and civil authority, control of each congregation by its membership, and changes in ritual. Examples of separatist groups were the Pilgrims, the Quakers, and the Baptists. o Strangers: A group of common people that included merchants, craftsmen, skilled workers and indentured servants, and several young orphans who accompanied the Separatists or "Saints" to the New World. About one-third of them were children. Graffiti Wall (5 minutes If time allows) Ask students what they learned today. Have the students who volunteer answers write their information on the Graffiti Wall. Assessment Learning Log Entries (5-7 minutes) Students will answer the following questions to the best of their ability from the perspective of their character. o Why are you (and your family) leaving for the New World? o What are you nervous about? o What are you excited about? o How do you feel about the group travelling with you?

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Inform the students that there is a very high possibility that their journal will be used for the celebration of learning at the end of the unit.

Closure Next week well be traveling to the New World. Be thinking about what youd want to take with you if you were leaving for a foreign country. Adaptations for Diverse and/or Special Needs For writing the learning log entries, there will be no length requirements. Students will write for 5-7 minutes. Resources http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/Passengers/passengers.php