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A Colony is Born : Lesson 4 - What Went Wrong? Lesson PlanA Colony is Born : Lesson 4 - What Went Wrong? Lesson Plan
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A Colony is Born : Lesson 4 - What Went Wrong?

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Fifth graders compare and contrast two early colonies and make a T chart. They list examples of worked well and what did not, and significant historical events. They use higher order thinking skills by deducing how different scenarios affected colonists.

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jamestown, colonial america, colonies, the new world, the roanoke colony

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colonies, jamestown, new world, roanoke, english language arts

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