The+First+Thanksgiving+Webquest

Step 1: Add to the KWL chart below by clicking the EDIT button above on the right. What do you and your partner already Know about Thanksgiving? What do you Want to know? Be sure to add 2-5 valuable ideas. Feel free to add more rows, and be sure to use red font for Know and blue font for Want !
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 * Be sure to use Word first to spell check, then copy and paste your response.

**__ Thanksgiving KWL Chart __**

What did the Pilgrims eat besides turkey? || The English colonists we call Pilgrims celebrated days of thanksgiving as part of their religion. ||
 * What do you Know ? || What do you Want to know? || What did you Learn ? ||
 * I know that the Pilgrims and Indians celebrated Thanksgiving together. || ﻿﻿Why did the pilgrims start Thanksgiving? || ﻿﻿No turkey, no cranberry sauce, and no popcorn ||
 * I know that they didn't have any turkey. || ﻿What would they describe as having? || ﻿ ||
 * I know that there were alot of people at the first Thanksgiving meal. || ﻿﻿﻿Why is a turkey the symbol for Thanksgiving? || Journey took 65 days﻿ ||
 * I know that it was to show thanks for what they had and being able to start a new land. || ﻿﻿﻿how was thanksgiving created and who created it? || ﻿What chores consisted of their daily life. ||
 * I know that Thanksgiving started a long time ago and it still goes on today. || What was actually the first feast that the Pilgrims and Native Americans had together? || ﻿﻿Corn was a main harvest item for thanksgiving ||
 * Thanksgiving is one of the most celebrated holidays besides christmas || Why do we celebrate it on the 4th thursday in November? || ﻿The mayflower was led by christopher jones in 9/6/1610 ||
 * The Indians taught the Pilgrims how to grow crops and live off the new land || How did the indians teach the pilgrims to grow crops? || ﻿Pilgram houses were modeled after english cottages ||
 * The Pilgrams didn't eat turkey at their 3 day Thanksgiving Celebration. || Were the Indians and Pilgrams friends? || The Pilgrams and the Indians were not friends, and they didn't eat the same food as us. ||
 * I know that the India﻿ns and pilgrims symbolize thanksgiving. || Why didn't pilgrims have turkey?
 * I know that they didn't have what we have at the first Thanksgiving. || How did the turkey become the center of Thanksgiving? || English people were much more advanced than Native Americans. ||
 * The Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth on the Mayflower and the Native Americans helped them survive. The Pilgrims invited the native Americans for a feast to celebrate surviving in 1621. || When did Thanksgiving become an offical holiday? || Native Americans wore very little clothing, while Pilgrims word tons. ||
 * I know that they ate corn, deer, turkey, eggs, squash, spices, tomatoes, and seafood. || What did the indians and the pilgrims share? || They spent two months at the sea to reach a strange new world, and rely survived once they got there.

They had turkey, deer, rabbit, and squirrel. ||

Step 2: Visit the website: [|The First Thanksgiving] 

Follow the instructions below to explore how this holiday was created, and the roots of the traditions we celebrate today.

﻿Step 3:  Click on the Voyage on the Mayflower tab. Take the Journey and Tour the Ship. Then, learn about significant events on the Pilgrim Timeline from 1616 to 1620.

Step 4:  Click on the Daily Life tab. Compare and contrast housing, clothes, food, chores, school and games in the life of a Pilgrim and the life of a Wampanoag Native American. Be sure to explore the Pilgrim & Wampanoag Q&A and learn about the significant events on the Pilgrim Timeline from 1620-1621. Add 2-5 valuable comparisons to the Comparison Chart below. (Remember to click the EDIT tab above to add your ideas. Feel free to add more rows when needed!)

** __ Pilgrims and Native Americans Comparison Chart __ ** and boys wore almost the same thing but they wore knee length pants by the age 6 and 7 || wore clothing﻿ || ﻿boys wore loin cloths || didn't have forks; they had three meals a day. || fished || ﻿They ate deer. || at home by their parents || ﻿Lived in North America || ﻿They ate lots of fresh food. || no indoor plumbing, || Did not participate in schooling || different seasons. ||
 * Pilgrim Daily Life ||  Similarities  ||  Native American Daily Life  ||
 * Girls wore dresses till the age of 7
 * lived in English-style houses || ﻿had shelter || ﻿lived in wetus ||
 * taught bible verses for schooling || ﻿hunters || ﻿taught how to be a warrior ||
 * Pilgrams lived in houses || ﻿played games || ﻿They wore skin cloths when it was cold. ||
 * Some Pilgrams ate with their hands because they
 * Some childern were taught reading and writing
 * The pilgrams wore alot of clothing || ﻿Firewood was essential || ﻿They helped grow crops ||
 * Had houses based on the style in England || Had to fetch drinking water
 * English stayed in one village for the whole year. || They both have some sort of schooling. || Native Americans had different villages

Step 5:  Click on The Thanksgiving Feast tab to View the Slideshow and Play the Web Quest. Learn about the significant events on the Pilgrim Timeline from 1621-1641.

Step 6: <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Now, watch the Virtual Field Trip on the Home tab. If you could go back in time and ask the Pilgrims or Native Americans who experienced the First Thanksgiving anything, what would you ask? Create 5 higher-order questions that will help you learn more about what life was like, how the people felt, and why Thanksgiving was celebrated.

<span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"> **__<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Question List __** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1. What was the significance of celebrating the first 'Thanksgiving' //with// the Native Americans? <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. How would life have been different if the Native Americans had not helped the pilgrims? <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3. Also, how would life have been different if the Pilgrims had never made the voyage to America? <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">4. What were some diseases that the pilgrims and Native Americans faced, and how did they fix them? <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">5. Who were the Native Americans, the tribe names? 6. How did the Native Americans feel about the pilgrims?

<span style="background-color: #ff6900; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Step 7: <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">﻿ With your partner, go back to the KWL Chart in Step 1. What have you <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Learned <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">? Add 2-5 valuable ideas using green font.

<span style="background-color: #ff6900; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Step 8: <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">﻿ With your partner, create an answer to the essential question below. Type your answer in the space provided by selecting the EDIT tab at the top of this page, then saving what you type. Remember to use Word first to spell check, then copy and paste your response.

__<span style="background-color: #ff6900; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">EQ: How has the Thanksgiving Holiday evolved from the historical celebration? Why has this change occurred, and what do you believe American culture should celebrate on this day? __

**__<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Record your answers below. Be sure to give complete explanations with "For Examples!" Your response should be in well-written paragraph format. __**

The thanksgiving holiday has changed because now people give thanks and eat modern day food unlike the pilgrims. This has happened because everything evolves over time and so do cultures and when cultures change so do traditions and holidays.

That times have changed for everyone and as centuries roll by the meaning of thanksgiving is fading away.Its less of a religious meaning than how it was back at the first ceremony.On days of thanksgiving in modern times we don’t remember the past traditions of our ancestors. They did not have food like we have in the present but they had a feast roughly of deer, seafood, and corn which is not like today. On Thanksgiving we have a huge banquet in New york called the Macy’s Day Parade which has cartoon charecters instead of pilgrams and indians.

<span style="background-color: #ff6900; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Step 9: <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">﻿ <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Click on the Discussion Tab above. On your own, respond to the prompt provided. Then, post your own question, quote, or experience for others to respond to. Be sure to use Word and copy and paste your edited posts!

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"><span style="background-color: #ff6900; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Step 10: <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> Click on the link below. On your own, respond to the prompts on the Online Parking Lot! You may choose to discuss either of the prompts on the yellow <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">sticky notes. When you post your note, be sure to choose the blue <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">note. Then, choose a pink <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">note to make connections with other student responses.

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">[|Online Parking Lot]