1. Essential Question: Under what conditions does hardship unite a community? What hardships did the Pilgrims encounter?

2. Hardship- Events from news/history Unified the community Divided the community Jerry Springer/Howard Stern Cause negative emotions Civil War 9/11 Gay Rights Elections Cold War Gangs in communities  Lack of communication is often the catalyst for conflict which brings about unity or division within communities. • Natural disasters • Hurricane Katrina • Haiti • Tsunami • Superbowl • 9/11 • Red Scare • Floods in town • Religious traditions • Oprah • Gay Rights • Pearl Harbor • WWI • WWII • July 4th • Elections These events bring out Nationalism (support)

3. Targeted Reading Practice Group A: lines 16-22 (from “but these savage barbarians” to “they knew not.”) Group B: lines 78-95 (from “But pleasantly” to “their arrows came close by them.”) Group C: lines 119-134 (from “All this while the Indians” to “could speak better English than himself.”) Group D: lines 155-172 (from “after these things” to “not feigned but true reports.”)

4. Lines 16-22 • This passage establishes the setting and challenges the Pilgrims. • What kind of weather do the Pilgrims face in the new land? 2. How do the Pilgrims expect the Native Americans to respond to them? 3. How does the land appear?

5. Lines 78-95 • This passage describes the Pilgrims’ violent first meeting with Native Americans. • What happens after the Pilgrims hear the strange cry? • What do the Pilgrims do to protect themselves? 3. What weapons do the Indians have? 4. How many Pilgrims are hurt?

6. Lines 119-134 • This passage describes the Pilgrims’ evolving relationship with the local Native Americans. • What are the Pilgrims’ relations with the Indians after their illness? • Who comes to speak with the Pilgrims? 3. What does he do for the Pilgrims? 4. Who does he tell them about?

7. Lines 155-172 • This passage illustrates the productive relationship between the Pilgrims and Squanto and the successful outcome of the Pilgrims’ first year at Cape Cod. • How does Squanto help the Pilgrims? • How does the summer go for the Pilgrims? 3. What resources do they find? 4. How do the Pilgrims describe their condition?