**Mayflower Vocab Words**
Tier One:
Pilgrims |
a person who goes on a long journey |
Passengers |
a traveler riding in a boat, car, train, airplane, ect. |
Sailors |
a person who travels on water |
Indians |
people living in America when Europeans arrived |
Cargo ship |
a ship carrying things like cloth, hats, and barrels of wine |
Tier Two:
Englishmen |
men or women originally from England |
The New World |
America |
Psalms |
religious songs |
Mayflower |
the ship the Pilgrims sailed from Plymouth to Massachusetts in 1620 |
Speedwell | the smaller ship intended to carry the Pilgrims to the new world |
Hornbook | a book children used to learn their ABC's |
Doublets | woolen or leather jacket |
Breeches | pants |
Voider | a basket passed at the end of meal to throw crumbs, bones, and napkins in |
Trencher | a piece of wood used as a plate |
Trundle Bed | a small bed pulled out from under the larger bed that children slept on |
Herbs | medicine of the Pilgrims |
Shallop | a small boat used for sleeping and exploring trips later on |
Salt Horse | salted beef, pork, or fish |
Hardtrack | hard, dry biscuit |
Tier Three:
Separatists |
Englishmen who wanted to have their own separate church |
Cape Cod |
today is known as the state of Massachusetts |
William Bradford |
A pilgrim leader who said, "Many fell upon their knees, and blessed the God of Heaven who had brought them over the vast and furious ocean." |
Edward Winslow |
A pilgrim leader who said, "the water froze on our clothes and made them like coats of iron." |
Miles Standish |
Soldier |
Samoset | English speaking Indian the pilgrims first met |
Squanto | The Indian who was the pilgrims best friend |
John Carver | Governor of the Pilgrims |
Chief Massasoit | worked alongside John Carver on creating a peace treaty |
John Billington | shot a man and was hanged for his crime |
The Mayflower Compact | a promise of fair laws, gave the pilgrims the right to choose their own leader |
**Definitions taken from: If You Sailed on the Mayflower By, Ann McGovern
Vocabulary Activities
**Marzano's Six Step Process**
Step 1 – Describe – Provide students with a description, explanation or example (not a definition) using common language
Step 2 – Restate – Students restate the description, explanation or example in their own words
-Vocab Worksheet In Your Own Words.docx
Step 3 – Representations - Students represent the term non-linguistically
-Vocab Imagery Worksheet: Vocab Imagery.docx
Step 4 – Activities – Engage students periodically in activities that add to their knowledge of the terms
-Vocab Worksheet Vocab Analogy.docx
Step 5 – Discuss – Ask students to discuss terms with each other
- Quizlet
Step 6 – Games - Play games with your terms
-Created Vocabulary Jeopardy Game
-Vocab Worksheet: Vocab Memory Game.docx
-Quizlet Game Scatter
-Quizlet Game Space Race
Vocabulary Purpose
Marzano's Purpose
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