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[|Mayflower]GROUP D Our finalized PhotoStory can be found here:
 * //Topic: Thanksgiving// || //Group Members: Christy McCoy, Rocio Rizo, Felix Carrion// ||
 * //[|Point of View -]Student Example// || //[|Dramatic Question:]How did Thanksgiving come to be?// ||
 * //Choice of Tool//: Photo Story || //Purpose: To explain why we celebrate Thanksgiving.// ||
 * //Grade level:// K || Insert a discussion forum (look under widgets.) ||

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKhVd2UNgFE&feature=youtu.be

Story:

http://www.theholidayspot.com/thanksgiving/history.htm

The story of Thanksgiving is simply the story of the Pilgrims and their thankful community feast at Plymouth, Massachusetts.

The day was September 6, 1620, when the Pilgrims set sail from Plymouth, England on a small brown ship called the Mayflower. The pilgrims aboard the Mayflower consisted of many men, women, and children, all in hope of finding the resourceful “New World.” Furthermore, some of the passengers on board called themselves the “Saints”, while others called themselves the “Strangers.”

After sailing the harsh blue seas for 66 long days, land was finally sighted and a meeting was held to make an agreement of truce and friendship between the “Saints” and the “Strangers.” This agreement was then called the Mayflower Compact. Together the merged together and recognized themselves as the “Pilgrims”. A man by the name of John Carver was then elected their first governor.

After finally deciding to land, they came across a place called Plymouth. The name Plymouth was chosen by Captain John Smith in relation to the English port-city in 1614. The Pilgrims finally decided to settle there after noticing the excellent harbor and the plentiful amount of resources. They quickly met the local Indians who were surprisingly not hostile.

But their happiness was short-lived for they were not ready to face the freezing winter at a place they knew little about. Somehow, they were saved by a local group of Native Americans who befriended them with food. Soon the natives taught them to cultivate corn, grow vegetables, and store them for hard times. As a result, they survived the harsh winter without harm and decided to celebrate.

They decided to celebrate it with a grand community feast with the Pilgrims and the friendly Native Americans. The feasted on the yummy corn, the sweet Indian corn, pumpkin, and of course, the wild turkey. They were grateful for the Native Americans and grateful in having survived their long journey to the “New World.” As a result, we now celebrate Thanksgiving on the last Thursday in November as a day of thanks and gratitude. Overall, Thanksgiving is known as Gobble Gobble Day.

Images:

//John Carver//

//The Mayflower Compact//

//Thanksgiving feast (abundant food supply)// ( Feast with Indians and Pilgrims)

Signing the Mayflower Compact



Map of Plymouth

Mayflower full of men etc

Natives teaching pilgrims Harsh Winters . Mayflower #2 Feast Cold Winter John Smith Cold Winter