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This Pocahontas: The Truth vs. The Legend lesson plan also includes:
Young historians study primary and secondary source materials to try and separate the true story of Pocahontas from the myths, fictional tales, and conflicting accounts of her life.
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Instructional Ideas
- Use the resource during Women's History Month in March or at the beginning of the school year as a model for historical research
Classroom Considerations
- Requires some prep time to create student copies of the included materials
Pros
- The lesson demonstrates the kind of difficulties historians face when trying to reconstruct events from the past
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- None