Required Readings:
Appleby, J., Brinkley, A., & McPherson, J. (2006). The american journey. Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill.
This is a 7th grade social studies textbook for American history. This book will be used to demonstrate to students the lack of detail often found in history textbooks and allow them to explore any biases that exist. The students will specifically examine a passage from the textbook on Columbus' encounters with the Native Americans and compare it to the primary sources they read afterwards on the same topic.
Bigelow, B., & Peterson, B. (Eds.). (1998). Rethinking columbus: The next 500 years. Milwaukee, WI: Rethinking Schools, Ltd.
This text will be used to challenge students' assumptions and previous learning about Christopher Columbus. Students will be completing an anticipation guide prior to their reading and then correcting their answers after reading, citing evidence from the text.
Egloff, K., & Woodward, D. (2006). First people: The early indians of virginia. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press.
This text describes the Jamestown Colony from a historical perspective. It details the interactions between the colonists and the Native Americans, explaining the reasons that conflicts arose between two groups. It will be paired with the letters from the "Encounters" book for students to compare and analyze the different perspectives.
Lepore, Jill. (2000. Encounters in the new world: A history in documents. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
This is a book of primary source documents. For our unit, students will be reading the section that contains Columbus' letters describing the Tainos. They will read these letters and compare them to how Columbus' interactions with the Native Americans are portrayed in history textbooks. The students will also be reading the section on Jamestown, examining letters written between Powhatan and John Smith. These letters will be analyzed for point of view and compared to students' prior knowledge about the Jamestown Colony.
Tingle, T. (2003). Walking the choctaw road. El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press.
This historical fiction text, about Native American displacement in the 1800s, is being used to give students a preview of Native American relations with Eurpoeans/Americans to come. Students will compare the relations during the Colonial Period to future relations, noting any similarities and differences.
This is a 7th grade social studies textbook for American history. This book will be used to demonstrate to students the lack of detail often found in history textbooks and allow them to explore any biases that exist. The students will specifically examine a passage from the textbook on Columbus' encounters with the Native Americans and compare it to the primary sources they read afterwards on the same topic.
Bigelow, B., & Peterson, B. (Eds.). (1998). Rethinking columbus: The next 500 years. Milwaukee, WI: Rethinking Schools, Ltd.
This text will be used to challenge students' assumptions and previous learning about Christopher Columbus. Students will be completing an anticipation guide prior to their reading and then correcting their answers after reading, citing evidence from the text.
Egloff, K., & Woodward, D. (2006). First people: The early indians of virginia. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press.
This text describes the Jamestown Colony from a historical perspective. It details the interactions between the colonists and the Native Americans, explaining the reasons that conflicts arose between two groups. It will be paired with the letters from the "Encounters" book for students to compare and analyze the different perspectives.
Lepore, Jill. (2000. Encounters in the new world: A history in documents. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
This is a book of primary source documents. For our unit, students will be reading the section that contains Columbus' letters describing the Tainos. They will read these letters and compare them to how Columbus' interactions with the Native Americans are portrayed in history textbooks. The students will also be reading the section on Jamestown, examining letters written between Powhatan and John Smith. These letters will be analyzed for point of view and compared to students' prior knowledge about the Jamestown Colony.
Tingle, T. (2003). Walking the choctaw road. El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press.
This historical fiction text, about Native American displacement in the 1800s, is being used to give students a preview of Native American relations with Eurpoeans/Americans to come. Students will compare the relations during the Colonial Period to future relations, noting any similarities and differences.