Language Arts

Week 1
Session 1
 Agenda

1. Big Question
2. Essential Question
3. Vocabulary
4. Read Aloud
5. Writing
6. Wrap up

 ? 1. Big
Question
Let's make our division of the notebook for the
beginning of this second term. We are going
to write the question that will be answer after
the Midterm.

What does it take to put a plan into action?

 2. Essential Question
What do good problem solvers do?
It's easier to
make a five
pointed star,
George.
Six pointed stars,
Betsy.

Let's brainstorm some ideas

some ideas about what the
actions that good problem
solvers do?
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Vocabulary
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was a
set of rules for self-governance
established by the English
settlers who traveled to the
New World on the Mayflower.
Vocabulary
English Separatist
They were Protestant
Christians who
separated from the
Church of England in
the 17th and 18th
centuries.
Vocabulary
Trans-Atlantic journey
They are passages
of passengers and
cargo across the
Atlantic Ocean
between Europe or
Africa and the
Americas.
Vocabulary
Plymouth Colony
It was an English
colonial venture in
America from 1620 to
1691 at a location that
had previously been
surveyed and named
by Captain John Smith.
 Before Reading
What do you know about Colombia's constitution and US'
Constitution?
Colombia US

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 4. Read Aloud
The Mayflower Compact
Setting a Course
Many historians agree that the
Mayflower Compact was the first
step toward self-government in the
United States. However, the
document might not have been
written if its creators hadn’t been
blown off course.
The Mayflower set sail from England in
September of 1620. On board were crew
members, merchants, and religious
separatists. The separatists wanted to
break away from England’s main church
and start their own. The merchants
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interests overseas. The two groups had Mayflow
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permission to create a new settlement
near the Virginia Colony in North America.
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The trans-Atlantic journey was
difficult. Rough seas and storms
challenged the crew and passengers.
After 66 days of sailing, the Mayflower
reached land. However, the ship had
not arrived in Virginia as planned. It
anchored along Cape Cod instead. This
area would later become part of
Massachusetts.
 Forming the Compact
Some of the Mayflower’s
passengers looked for a suitable
spot for a colony. Others worried
that they were not authorized to
stay there. The merchants and Why so
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mutiny spread about the ship.

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To maintain peace, passengers created
a document. This compact would be a
guide for the group’s self-government.
By signing, the members promised
to overlook their differences. Instead,
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 A Lasting Influence
Over the years, the Mayflower
Compact has inspired other
documents, including the United States
Constitution. Because of that, the
Compact’s authors were later called
the nation’s “Pilgrim Fathers.” By
working together, the Pilgrims had
charted a new course for an entire
country.
 After Reading

What were some

problems that the ?
people suffered in the
Mayflower?
5. Writing
Invitation letter with directions
5. Writing
Invitation letter with directions

Brainstorm
Imagine you are going to make an
invitation letter to your friends...
6. Wrap up

What did you learn today?

How did you feel about the reading?
Thanks!