European Settlements
​American History Book Chapter 4
​CLOSE READ Day 2

Jamestown 1907

  1. What do you think were the two biggest problems in the Jamestown colony?
  2. ​What better choice do you think could have been made that may have helped the colonists to be more successful?
  3. ​What text struct was this article written in? How do you know?


Click on activity button to the right. If you are writing your answers in your journal, copy the chart in our journal and write your answers, If you are typing your ansswers, make a copy of the activiy form and name it with your name-Jamestown before typing your answer
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  • ​The symbols are specific to what the reader is thinking at the moment while reading.  
 
  • While reading the article, mark the text using these symbols.
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  • Close reading means to read text carefully in order to gain deep comprehension of the text.  The text is analyzed in detail.  This requires multiple readings of the text.
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  • Today while read the article 3 times following the these steps. Write your answers to the questions of the day in your reading journal,

                         Be ready to discuss the article in small group.