The Lost Roanoke Colony: Analyzing Multiple Accounts of the Same Event

This is a webquest activity that has students analyze six different accounts of the Lost Roanoke Colony, and find similarities and differences among the documents.

The accounts of this event are in a variety of formats, from multiple sources (a firsthand account journal, a video, and online articles). Students will determine whether each document is a firsthand or secondhand account, the author's purpose, and analyze for important details/information.

In addition to supporting the common core informational text standards involving multiple accounts of the same event/topic, this product also supports common core informational writing standards. Included with this product is a text-based writing prompt and planning sheet, requiring students to inform about the Roanoke Colony.

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• The Lost Roanoke Colony: Analyzing Multiple Accounts of the Same Event activity sheets
• The Lost Roanoke Colony: Analyzing Multiple Accounts of the Same Event questions
• Comparing and Contrasting Multiple Accounts of the Same Event Comparison table
• Comparing and Contrasting Multiple Accounts of the same event Venn Diagram
• The Lost Roanoke Colony Text-Based Informational Writing Prompt and Planning Page

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