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A Colony is Born : Lesson 5 - Dear Mem Lesson PlanA Colony is Born : Lesson 5 - Dear Mem Lesson Plan
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A Colony is Born : Lesson 5 - Dear Mem

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Discover colonies! Young historians will listen to a primary source journal entry read aloud with a backdrop of wave sounds. They discuss the entry, add historical facts to a chart and personal insights to another. Then they listen to more entries for pertinent criteria and assess them.

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textual evidence, evidence, the american colonies, colonial america

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journal, Primary Source, american colonies, Informational Text, textual evidence, science

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