{"id":2087,"date":"2009-11-22T16:26:09","date_gmt":"2009-11-22T21:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/2087"},"modified":"2009-11-22T16:26:09","modified_gmt":"2009-11-22T21:26:09","slug":"teaching-virginia-history-with-childrens-literature-roanoke-the-lost-colony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2009\/11\/22\/teaching-virginia-history-with-childrens-literature-roanoke-the-lost-colony\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching History with Children’s Literature: Roanoke: The Lost Colony"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Introduction:<\/strong>
\nRoanoke<\/a>, by Jane Yolen, offers an interesting and fun way for students to look at the story of the lost colony of Roanoke.<\/p>\n

Summary:<\/strong>
\nThis book offers factual information about the lost colony of Roanoke.\u00a0 It begins with the settlement of the Roanoke colony and then focuses on John White and his journey back to England for more supplies for the colonists.\u00a0 It includes this factual, non-fictional information, however it is written as if a young girl were being a detective in this situation.\u00a0 She wants to learn more about the lost colony because she wants to try to figure out what happened to it.\u00a0 It opens…<\/p>\n

“When I grow up I want to be a detective, just like my dad.\u00a0 He says I was born curious, and curiosity is the best tool a detective can have.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Each page also has an insert of a piece of notebook paper, which are supposed to be the young girl’s notes, as well as sticky notes that have vocabulary and definitions on them. For example,<\/p>\n

“Colony\/colonists: a group of settlers in a new country, still subjects of their mother country”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At the end of the book, the young girl gives five examples of the most common theories of what happened to the lost colony.\u00a0 They also offer good questions that would be asked if students were trying to test the theories (these make for good discussion questions!)<\/p>\n

Curriculum Connections:<\/strong>
\nThis book is good for helping students understand the hardships and uncertainties of life during the early colonial period.\u00a0 It also presents a mysterious topic that may be interesting for them to further investigate.<\/p>\n

Additional Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. This is a link<\/a> to a lesson plan for the lost colony of Roanoke.\u00a0 It is a multi-day lesson plan that involves working with interactive internet sources for a deeper understanding.<\/li>\n
  2. JamesQuest<\/a> is a website that includes a multitude of activities and tasks for students to work on that allow for a fun and deep rooted understanding of what life was like in the early colonial period.<\/li>\n
  3. This is a link<\/a> to a website of maps of the lost colony of Roanoke.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    General Information:<\/strong>
    \nBook:<\/strong>     Roanoke: The Lost Colony<\/a>
    \nAuthor: <\/strong>Jane Yolen
    \nIllustrator:<\/strong> Roger Roth
    \nPublisher: <\/strong>Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing
    \nPublication Date: <\/strong>2003
    \nPages:<\/strong> 32
    \nGrade Range:<\/strong> 3-5
    \nISBN#:<\/strong> 0689823215<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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