Corroborate two sources about the 1621 harvest gathering and identify the textbook's partiality
Exercise
Difficulty 5
~5 min
hist.g2.f.his.harvest_truth.ex_03
Fourth Source
Prompt
We have TWO sources about 1621: textbook + Wampanoag. Suggest a THIRD source we could add to corroborate further. (e.g., the Plymouth colonist William Bradford's own journal; the Wampanoag oral tradition kept by the Mashpee or Aquinnah communities today; an archaeological excavation report.) Why would this third source help?
How it's presented
mode
text
Answer criteria
type
constructed response
rubric
Names a plausible third source + explains how it could check or add to the existing two (e.g., 'a colonist's journal would let us check the textbook's interpretation against the original written account')
Hints
- Think: WHO else was there in 1621? What did THEY leave behind?
- Think: WHO speaks for the Wampanoag today and could add to the 1621 story?
Misconceptions to watch
- Children may name a non-source like 'a movie' - clarify that a source must be made by a witness or descendant or researcher with direct access.
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