How/Why:
The Double Life of Pocahontas would be a good resource for fifth-grade students to examine as they research the life of a historical figure. It can be one resource among several. This satisfies the Common Core Standard of integrating information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably. Students can begin with this book and research other resources in print or on the internet in order to compare facts or find new information that was not revealed in the book.
Summary:
Jean Fritz explores the life of the young Indian woman, Pocahontas, daughter of the chief of the Powhatan Indians who inhabited the Chesapeake Bay area of what is now Virginia. She was most likely born in late
The Double Life of Pocahontas would be a good resource for fifth-grade students to examine as they research the life of a historical figure. It can be one resource among several. This satisfies the Common Core Standard of integrating information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably. Students can begin with this book and research other resources in print or on the internet in order to compare facts or find new information that was not revealed in the book.
Summary:
Jean Fritz explores the life of the young Indian woman, Pocahontas, daughter of the chief of the Powhatan Indians who inhabited the Chesapeake Bay area of what is now Virginia. She was most likely born in late