Unit Description Students will take a closer look at the struggle that was part of everyday life life in Plymouth Colony. Students will experience the hardship of life in the New World as they make decisions and face consequences just as the Pilgrims did, and they will establish colonies in the New World but work to do a better job of surviving than the original Pilgrims.
TAG Standards and Essential Questions:
Who were the Pilgrims and why do we remember them?
Why did the Pilgrims look for a new land?
How did they find their new home?
How were their lives different than our lives today?
How did the decisions the Pilgrims made affect their lives?
How do the decisions we make affect our lives?
How do the decisions the Pilgrims made affect the way we make decisions today?
How did the weather during the trip and during their arrival in the New World affect the success of the Pilgrim journey?
How did the Indians, as friends and enemies, affect the way the Pilgrims lived?