Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving Webquest

Activity 1/Day 1
People of many other cultures give thanks for good harvests. Read about the harvest festivals and Thanksgiving celebrations helf by the ancient Greeks, Romans, Hebrews, Chinese and the Egyptians. Fill in the chart with 2 facts about each culture's celebration.

http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/story.htm

Activity 2/Day2
Read the two versions of the first Thanksgiving. Compare these versions. How are tehy the same and how are they different? Fill in the Venn Diagram.

http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/story.htm

Activity 3/Day 3
We tend to associate turkeys to the Thanksgiving holiday. Read about the tradition of turkeys at Thanksgiving. After you finish the reading, list 5 facts about turkeys. Be sure to include one fact about turkeys and the first Thanksgiving.

http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/turkey.htm

Activity 4/Day 4
Native Americans may have a different view of the Thanksgiving holiday. Read The National Day of Mourning and write a paragraph explaining what this is and why Native Americans may have a different view of Thanksgiving than European Americans.

http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/mourn.htm

Activity 5/Day 5
Have you ever wondered how Thanksgiving became a national holiday? Toward the bottom of your reading selection you will read about how the Pilgrim Governor William Bradford proclaimed a day of thanksgiving to be shared by all the colonists and the neighboring Native Americans. Each year after that more events happened. Create a time line using those dates and events listed in the bottom of the reading.

http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/pilgrims.htm



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