Lesson plan
Thinking Like A Historian: Jamestown v. Point Comfort (formerly called The Penned Truth)
GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
GeoSTEM
ELL
Description
In this lesson, students will gain better knowledge of
how historians determine what should be historical
facts. They will also learn how history may be
changed by new information. They will then do
research on issues connected to the first Africans
arriving in the American colonies and use the tools
of a historian: research, verifying sources, and
publishing their findings.
Duration
3 class periodsAuthor
Charmaine
Woods
Standards
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information12: The processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past
Teacher Instructions
WoodsTruthT.pdf
(159 KB)
Student Materials
WoodTruthS.pdf
(861.29 KB)
World-at.pdf
(294.64 KB)
Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners
WoodsTruthV.pdf
(1.69 MB)
WoodsTruthVT.pdf
(62.34 KB)